Kingston is a very well-established name in the world of memory and storage, and I’ve been using their products for longer than I’ve been at eTeknix, which has been a very long time indeed. The brand has consistently delivered high-performance products for demanding users, while also having a great reputation for competitive prices. With decades of experience in the industry, I have high expectations of what Kingston can deliver with their latest M.2 SSD!
Kingston FURY
The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD is the latest addition to their FURY line, a series specifically engineered for enthusiasts and power users who require the absolute best in speed and responsiveness. This cutting-edge SSD pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with consumer storage, taking full advantage of the PCIe 5.0 interface to deliver blazing-fast performance. Designed for those who crave lightning-fast speeds, this drive is coming into one of the most competitive parts of the PC market, vying for the attention of content creators, professionals and enthusiast gamers who all want incredibly fast read/write speeds to improve their system performance.
Renegade G5 2TB
The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 promises big speeds from its M.2 2280 form factor, featuring the latest PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe interface. At its core, the drive is powered by the Silicon Motion SM2508 controller and features DDR4 DRAM cache and 3D TLC NAND. These components work in harmony to deliver sequential read/write speeds of up to 14,700/14,000MB/s and random 4K read/write performance of up to 2,200,000/2,200,000 IOPS. With a Total Bytes Written (TBW) rating of 2.0PB, this SSD is built for endurance. The drive’s power efficiency is also notable, with an average consumption of 0.27W and a maximum of 7.0W. It is designed to operate in temperatures between 0°C and 70°C, so it should easily be able to withstand demanding workloads.
Key Features and Specifications
- Form Factor: M.2 2280
- Interface: PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe
- Capacities: 2048GB
- Controller: SM2508
- Dram Cache: Yes
- NAND: 3D TLC
- Sequential Read/Write: 14,700/14,000MB/s
- Random 4K Read/Write: Up to 2,200,000/2,200,000 IOPS
- Total Bytes Written (TBW): 2.0PB
- Power Consumption: 0.27W avg / 7.0W @ 14.7G / 7.0W (MAX)
- Storage Temperature: -40°C~85°C
- Operating Temperature: 0°C~70°C
- Dimensions (Heat spreader): 80mm x 22mm x 2.3mm
- Vibration (Operating): 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
- Vibration (Non-operating): 20G peak (20-1000Hz)
- MTBF: 2,000,000 hours
- Warranty/Support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
