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Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB
Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB

Common Features

  • ✓ Both products use M2 form factor.
  • ✓ Both products have DRAM cache.
  • ✓ Both products are NVMe SSDs.
  • ✓ Both products use NVMe version 2.
  • ✓ Both products have 1000GB internal storage.
  • ✓ Both products use TLC SSD storage type.
  • ✓ Both products support PCI Express version 5.
  • ✓ Both products have 8 controller channels.

Main Differences

  • • Sequential read speed is 14200 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 14700 MB/s on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • Random read speed is 2200000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 1850000 IOPS on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • Sequential write speed is 11000 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 13300 MB/s on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • Random write speed is 2150000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 2600000 IOPS on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • Controller is Silicon Motion SM2508 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and Samsung Presto (S4LY027) on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • Terabytes Written (TBW) is 1000 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 600 on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
  • • MTBF is 2million hours on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 1.5million hours on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB.
Specs Comparison
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB

Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB

Read speed:
sequential read speed 14200 MB/s 14700 MB/s
random read speed 2200000 IOPS 1850000 IOPS

The Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB offers a sequential read speed of 14200 MB/s, while the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB slightly exceeds that with a sequential read speed of 14700 MB/s.

In terms of random read performance, the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB stands out with a significantly higher rate of 2200000 IOPS, compared to the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB, which has a random read speed of 1850000 IOPS.

Overall, while both drives have high read speeds, the Kingston drive provides a stronger performance in random read speed, while the Samsung drive offers a higher sequential read speed.

Write speed:
sequential write speed 11000 MB/s 13300 MB/s
random write speed 2150000 IOPS 2600000 IOPS

The Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB features a sequential write speed of 11000 MB/s, while the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB offers a higher sequential write speed of 13300 MB/s.

When looking at random write performance, the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB provides a random write speed of 2150000 IOPS, which is lower than the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB's 2600000 IOPS.

Both drives perform strongly in terms of write speed, with the Samsung drive leading in both sequential and random write speeds.

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 April 2025 February 2025
controller Silicon Motion SM2508 Samsung Presto (S4LY027)
SSD storage type TLC TLC
PCI Express (PCIe) version 5 5
Controller channels 8 8
Terabytes Written (TBW) 1000 600
MTBF 2million hours 1.5million hours
warranty period 5 years 5 years
Has an integrated heatsink ✕ ✕
has RGB lighting ✕ ✕

Both the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB are M.2 NVMe SSDs with DRAM cache and use TLC storage type. Both models support NVMe version 2 and PCIe version 5, and they have 8 controller channels. The Kingston drive features a Silicon Motion SM2508 controller, while the Samsung drive uses the Samsung Presto (S4LY027) controller.

In terms of endurance, the Kingston Fury Renegade G5 has a Terabytes Written (TBW) rating of 1000, significantly higher than the Samsung 9100 Pro's 600 TBW. The Kingston drive also has a higher MTBF of 2 million hours compared to the Samsung's 1.5 million hours.

Both drives come with a 5-year warranty, neither has an integrated heatsink, and neither includes RGB lighting.

Comparison Summary

This is a specification comparison between Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB. Both drives use the M2 form factor, feature DRAM cache, support NVMe version 2, and have 1000GB internal storage. Differences include sequential read speed of 14200 MB/s on Kingston versus 14700 MB/s on Samsung, random write speed of 2150000 IOPS on Kingston versus 2600000 IOPS on Samsung, controller being Silicon Motion SM2508 on Kingston and Samsung Presto (S4LY027) on Samsung, TBW of 1000 on Kingston and 600 on Samsung, and MTBF of 2million hours on Kingston versus 1.5million hours on Samsung.