About Kingston FURY Renegade G5

The Kingston FURY Renegade G5 1TB is a high-performance PCIe 5.0 (Gen5) NVMe M.2 SSD built for the absolute upper echelon of gaming and professional workloads. Launched in early 2025, it represents a significant leap over Gen4 drives, doubling the available bandwidth to eliminate storage bottlenecks in high-end systems.Extreme PerformanceThe core of the Renegade G5 is its ability to reach blistering speeds that push the limits of the PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. For the 1TB model, these metrics are particularly impressive:Sequential Read Speed: Up to 14,700 MB/sSequential Write Speed: Up to 14,000 MB/sRandom 4K Read/Write: Up to 2,200,000 IOPSThese speeds are made possible by the Silicon Motion SM2508 controller, which is manufactured on a 6nm process for better power efficiency and thermal management.Advanced EngineeringTo sustain these speeds without thermal throttling, the G5 utilizes 218-layer 3D TLC NAND (Kioxia BiCS8) and a dedicated LPDDR4 DRAM cache. It also supports Microsoft DirectStorage, allowing games to load assets directly to the GPU, which significantly reduces load times in compatible titles.SpecificationDetailsForm FactorM.2 2280Endurance2.0 PBW (Petabytes Written)MTBF2,000,000 HoursWarranty5-Year LimitedThermal ConsiderationWhile the 6nm controller is efficient, Gen5 drives generate substantial heat. The Renegade G5 features a slim 12-layer PCB for signal integrity, but it is highly recommended to use it with a motherboard heatsink or an active cooling solution to maintain peak performance during heavy tasks like 8K video rendering or intensive gaming.