Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
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Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
82 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
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Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
72 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
This 2TB SSD offers blazing-fast speeds (up to 14,700 MBps read and 14,000 MBps write) that gamers and power users will appreciate for faster load times. However, it lacks a heat sink, which may be a concern for sustained heavy workloads. Overall, it's a high-performance drive, but potential buyers should consider cooling solutions.
Pros
- Extreme read/write speeds
- Large 2TB capacity
- Improves gaming load times
- Designed for power users
Cons
- No heat sink included
- Potential overheating under load
Performance 4
Storage capacity 1
Cooling 1
Gaming suitability 1
Compatibility 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 8TB SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | In-House Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.