SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

SanDisk
57 Overall Score
vs
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

What Buyers Say

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

No customer feedback yet

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

Scores

Workstation
SanDisk
55
Kingston
94
Gaming
SanDisk
39
Kingston
92
Console
SanDisk
23
Kingston
92
Budget
SanDisk
75
Kingston
84
Laptop
SanDisk
28
Kingston
82
Portable
SanDisk
78
Kingston
25

Specifications

SanDisk Extreme PROKingston Fury Renegade
Drive
Capacity
1,000
2,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 4.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
2,000
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
2,000
7,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,000
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓✓
Hardware Encryption✓★—

Pros & Cons

SanDisk Extreme PRO 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)

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

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston Fury Renegade

Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

SanDisk Extreme PRO Better at:

Portable

Kingston Fury Renegade Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation