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Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB
Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink)

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink)

Common Features

  • ✓ Both products are M2 type SSDs.
  • ✓ Both products have DRAM cache.
  • ✓ Both products are NVMe SSDs.
  • ✓ Both products support NVMe version 2.
  • ✓ Both products have 1000GB of 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 (With Heatsink).
  • • Random read speed is 2200000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 1850000 IOPS on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • Sequential write speed is 11000 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 13300 MB/s on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • Random write speed is 2150000 IOPS on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 2600000 IOPS on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • Controller is Silicon Motion SM2508 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and Samsung Presto (S4LY027) on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • Terabytes Written (TBW) is 1000 on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 600 on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • MTBF is 2million hours on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 1.5million hours on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink).
  • • An integrated heatsink is present on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink) but not available on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB.
Specs Comparison
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB

Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink)

Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink)

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 (With Heatsink) slightly outpaces it with a sequential read speed of 14700 MB/s. This gives the Samsung drive a 500 MB/s advantage in terms of sequential read performance.

In terms of random read speed, the Kingston drive performs significantly better, offering 2200000 IOPS compared to the Samsung's 1850000 IOPS. This results in a 350,000 IOPS difference, with the Kingston drive showing stronger random read performance.

Both drives offer impressive performance, with the Samsung excelling in sequential read speed and the Kingston leading in random read speed, making each more suitable for different use cases depending on the workload demands.

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

The Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB has a sequential write speed of 11000 MB/s, while the Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink) offers a faster sequential write speed of 13300 MB/s, giving it a 2300 MB/s advantage in this metric.

For random write speed, the Kingston drive reaches 2150000 IOPS, whereas the Samsung drive provides a higher random write speed of 2600000 IOPS, giving it a 450,000 IOPS advantage in random write performance.

Overall, both drives perform well in write tasks, with the Samsung excelling in both sequential and random write speeds compared to the Kingston drive.

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 (With Heatsink) are M.2 NVMe SSDs with DRAM caches, utilizing the same PCIe version (5.0) and supporting NVMe version 2.0. Both drives also feature TLC storage type and 1000GB of internal storage, making their base configurations quite similar.

In terms of controllers, the Kingston drive uses the Silicon Motion SM2508, while the Samsung drive is equipped with the Samsung Presto controller (S4LY027). The Kingston drive supports 8 controller channels, as does the Samsung drive, so there’s no difference here either. However, the Kingston drive has a higher Terabytes Written (TBW) rating of 1000, compared to Samsung’s 600 TBW.

The Kingston drive has an MTBF of 2 million hours, which is higher than the Samsung drive’s 1.5 million hours. Both drives come with a 5-year warranty. One notable difference is that the Samsung drive has an integrated heatsink, while the Kingston drive does not. Neither product has RGB lighting.

Comparison Summary

This is a specification comparison between Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink). Both products are M2 type SSDs with DRAM cache, support NVMe version 2, and offer 1000GB of internal storage. Sequential read speed is 14200 MB/s on Kingston Fury Renegade G5 1TB and 14700 MB/s on Samsung 9100 Pro 1TB (With Heatsink), while sequential write speed is 11000 MB/s on Kingston and 13300 MB/s on Samsung. Random read and write speeds differ, with Kingston at 2200000 IOPS and 2150000 IOPS, and Samsung at 1850000 IOPS and 2600000 IOPS respectively. Controller models vary, with Silicon Motion SM2508 on Kingston and Samsung Presto (S4LY027) on Samsung. Terabytes Written (TBW) is 1000 on Kingston and 600 on Samsung, MTBF is 2million hours on Kingston versus 1.5million hours on Samsung, and an integrated heatsink is present on Samsung but not on Kingston.