Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
95 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 1.6TB SSD U.2
Crucial
68 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 1.6TB SSD U.2
No customer feedback yet
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Specifications
| Kingston Fury Renegade | Crucial 1.6TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | U.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
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 (17th percentile)17th %ile
Crucial 1.6TB SSD U.2
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong speed (76th percentile)
- Strong capacity (67th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
Pricing
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.191score per dollar
vs
Crucial 1.6TB SSD U.20.035score per dollar
Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 5.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston Fury Renegade
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
