Kingston FURY Renegade G5 vs SanDisk WD Blue SN5100
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
99 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
77 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 | SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong endurance (75th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Kingston FURY Renegade G5 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.090score per dollar
vs
SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.138score per dollar
SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston FURY Renegade G5
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
