A Closer Look
The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 isn’t just about raw speed; it’s also about the underlying design and hardware that make it all possible. Sure, it’s a typical-looking M.2, but it feels well made, and while it didn’t come with a heatsink, it does come with a thermal sticker on the top to aid with heat distribution.
Of course, a Gen5 drive belongs under a heatsink, but it’s extremely likely you’ll be putting this into a motherboard that already provides a decent heatsink for its PCIe 5.0 slot, much like our testing motherboard does as we use the same heatsink on all our M.2 reviews. At the heart of this SSD is the Silicon Motion SM2508 controller. This high-performance controller, built on a 6nm process, is crucial for delivering the blistering speeds that define the Renegade G5, but also brings some impressive efficiency, which should help further reduce operating temperatures.
There’s also a low-power DDR4 DRAM cache, further contributing to thermal management and overall energy efficiency. This cache is going to help the drive maintain consistent performance, especially under heavy workloads, by providing a high-speed buffer for frequently accessed data.
Kingston has also implemented a 12-layer PCB design, it is more robust and ensures a reduction in any interference in the signals, improving overall stability. Now, admittedly, none of this is particularly unique to the Kingston drive, with other competing Gen5 drives offering high-quality controllers, DRAM and efficiency required to hit such massive speeds. What matters now is just how fast and just how cool this drive runs, so let’s get it onto the test bench!
