Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 256GB SATA III 2.5"
What Buyers Say
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The Kingston FURY Renegade SSD is highly praised for its exceptional speed and performance, with users noting significant improvements in system responsiveness and gaming. It runs cool, especially with thermal pads, and is considered a great value, particularly for PS5 users. Minor complaints include poor packaging from Newegg and a missing screw, but overall, it's strongly recommended.
Pros
- Exceptional read/write speeds
- Runs cool with thermal pads
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Works well with PS5
Cons
- Poor packaging from Newegg
- Missing screw in box
- No heatsink included
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 256GB SATA III 2.5"
The TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z SSD is generally well-received, with many users praising its affordability, ease of installation, and significant performance improvements over traditional HDDs, especially for gaming and system boot times. However, a few critical reviews highlight concerns about long-term reliability, with one unit failing after a week and another reporting slower mixed read/write performance compared to higher-end SSDs. Overall, it's seen as a good budget option, but not without caveats.
Pros
- Affordable price
- Easy installation
- Fast boot times
- Good for gaming
- Significant upgrade over HDD
Cons
- Potential reliability issues
- Slower mixed read/write performance
- No temperature sensor
- Serial number mismatch
- No SATA cables included
Scores
Specifications
| Kingston Fury Renegade | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 256GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average speed (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 16 specs.