Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
79 Overall Score
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Kingston FURY Renegade G5 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
The SSD offers blazing-fast Gen5 speeds (up to 14,200 MBps read) that should dramatically cut load times for games and apps. However, the sparse feedback leaves questions about capacity, compatibility, and whether a heatsink is included, so buyers should verify these details before purchasing.
Pros
- Extreme Gen5 speeds
- Fast load times for games and apps
- High sequential read/write performance
Cons
- Unclear capacity options
- Compatibility not confirmed
- Heatsink inclusion uncertain
Performance speed 2
Load times 1
Capacity 1
Compatibility 1
Heatsink 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 970 EVO Plus | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung Phoenix | Silicon Motion SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (33rd percentile)
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Kingston FURY Renegade G5
Scores 87 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 18 specs.