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Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Common Features

  • ✓ Both products are M2 form factor SSDs.
  • ✓ Both products feature DRAM cache.
  • ✓ Both products are NVMe SSDs.
  • ✓ Both products support NVMe version 2.
  • ✓ Both products have 1000GB of internal storage.
  • ✓ Both products use a Silicon Motion SM2508 controller.
  • ✓ Both products use TLC storage type.
  • ✓ Both products support PCI Express version 5.

Main Differences

  • • Sequential read speed is 14000 MB/s on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 14200 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
  • • Random read speed is 1600000 IOPS on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 2200000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
  • • Sequential write speed is 10000 MB/s on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 11000 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
  • • Random write speed is 1650000 IOPS on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 2150000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
  • • Terabytes Written (TBW) is 740 on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 1000 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
Specs Comparison
Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB

Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Read speed:
sequential read speed 14000 MB/s 14200 MB/s
random read speed 1600000 IOPS 2200000 IOPS

When comparing the read speeds of the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB, the sequential read speeds are quite close. The Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade offers a sequential read speed of 14000 MB/s, while the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 slightly edges ahead with a sequential read speed of 14200 MB/s.

In terms of random read speed, the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 again has the advantage, providing a random read speed of 2200000 IOPS compared to the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade’s 1600000 IOPS. This shows that the Kingston model may offer better performance for tasks requiring frequent, smaller random data access.

Overall, both drives offer high performance, with the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 showing a slight lead in both sequential and random read speeds.

Write speed:
sequential write speed 10000 MB/s 11000 MB/s
random write speed 1650000 IOPS 2150000 IOPS

Looking at the write speeds, the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB offers a sequential write speed of 10000 MB/s, while the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB is slightly faster with a sequential write speed of 11000 MB/s. This shows a modest difference in sequential write performance between the two drives.

For random write speeds, the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 again outperforms the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade, with a random write speed of 2150000 IOPS compared to the Adata model’s 1650000 IOPS. This indicates that the Kingston drive might be more efficient at handling random write operations, particularly in scenarios where high-frequency writes are required.

Both drives offer strong write performance, but the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 demonstrates slightly higher sequential and random write speeds than the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade.

General info:
type M2 M2
SSD cache DRAM cache DRAM cache
Is an NVMe SSD ✓ ✓
NVMe version 2 2
internal storage 1000GB 1000GB
release date June 2025 April 2025
controller Silicon Motion SM2508 Silicon Motion SM2508
SSD storage type TLC TLC
PCI Express (PCIe) version 5 5
Controller channels 8 8
Terabytes Written (TBW) 740 1000
MTBF 2million hours 2million hours
warranty period 5 years 5 years
Has an integrated heatsink ✕ ✕
has RGB lighting ✕ ✕

In terms of general specifications, the Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB are quite similar. Both drives are M.2 NVMe SSDs with DRAM cache, utilizing the same controller (Silicon Motion SM2508), and both are equipped with PCIe 5.0 support and 8 controller channels. They also share the same storage type (TLC) and NVMe version (2.0), offering an internal storage capacity of 1000GB.

The primary difference between these two models lies in the Terabytes Written (TBW) rating. The Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade has a TBW of 740, while the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 offers a higher TBW of 1000, suggesting that the Kingston drive might be rated for more data endurance over its lifetime.

Both drives have the same MTBF (2 million hours) and warranty period (5 years), and neither features an integrated heatsink or RGB lighting.

Comparison Summary

This is a specification comparison between Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB. Both products are M2 form factor SSDs with DRAM cache, use NVMe version 2, and offer 1000GB of internal storage. The sequential read speed is 14000 MB/s on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 14200 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB. For random read speed, Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB reaches 1600000 IOPS while Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB achieves 2200000 IOPS. The sequential write speed is 10000 MB/s on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 11000 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB. Terabytes Written is 740 on Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 1TB and 1000 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.