Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
95 Overall Score
vs
Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

Crucial
72 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

86 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews

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
👍 Performance speed 6
👍 Thermal management 3
👍 Value for money 3
👍 Ease of installation 2
👍 Ps5 compatibility 2
👎 Packaging quality 2

Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

92 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Crucial P3 Plus NVMe SSD, praising its fast speeds, easy installation, and good value for money. Many noted it was recognized instantly by their systems and runs cool even under load. A few mentioned the capacity is slightly less than advertised, which is normal for SSDs, and one reviewer expressed concern about future availability and pricing due to Micron's focus on AI datacenters.

Pros
  • Fast read/write speeds
  • Easy installation
  • Good value for money
  • Runs cool
  • Reliable brand
Cons
  • Capacity slightly less than advertised
  • Potential future price increase
  • No cooling plate included
👍 Performance 8
👍 Ease of installation 6
👍 Value for money 5
👍 Thermal management 4
👍 Brand reliability 4
👎 Capacity accuracy 2

Scores

Workstation
Kingston
94
Crucial
64
Budget
Kingston
94
Crucial
77
Gaming
Kingston
92
Crucial
72
Console
Kingston
92
Crucial
57
Laptop
Kingston
83
Crucial
75
Portable
Kingston
25
Crucial
20

Specifications

Kingston Fury RenegadeCrucial P3 Plus
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,300
4,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
7,000
4,200
Random Read (IOPS)
1,000,000
No data
Random Write (IOPS)
1,000,000
No data
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★—
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
2,000
No data
MTBF (hours)
1,800,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)5★—
Features
Heatsink✓★—

Pros & Cons

Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile

Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong speed (70th percentile)
  • Below average endurance (30th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston Fury Renegade

Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.

Kingston Fury Renegade Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation