Not content to watch Samsung take all the glory, Kingston is reportedly working on a new drive that not only matches the Samsung 9100 Pro’s read speed, but beats its write speed, making it the fastest gaming SSD ever. According to a leak, the new Kingston Fury Renegade G5 can hit a sequential write speed of 14,000MB/s, which would make it the new king of this metric.
The best gaming SSD title currently belongs to Samsung, at least if you prioritize raw performance above everything else. In our Samsung 9100 Pro review, the drive hit a massive sequential read speed of 14,725MB/s, with the write speed peaking at 13,450MB/s, However, if the leaked claims are true, then Kingston is about to manhandle the crown off Samsung’s head, and it will be hard to push an SSD much further while using the 4x PCIe 5.0 interface.
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 specs rumor
These are the rumored Kingston Fury Renegade G5 specs:
| 1TB | 2TB | 4TB | |
| Interface | 4x PCIe 5.0 | 4x PCIe 5.0 | 4x PCIe 5.0 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 | Silicon Motion SM2508 | Silicon Motion SM2508 |
| NAND | 3D TLC | 3D TLC | 3D TLC |
| Cache | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Top sequential read speed | 14,200MB/s | 14,700MB/s | 14,800MB/s |
| Top sequential write speed | 11,000MB/s | 14,000MB/s | 14,000MB/s |
| Endurance rating (TBW) | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
A number of leaked press images of the new drive have been posted on tech site Videocardz, including pictures of the M.2 SSD and its packaging. The latter gives away the top sequential read speed of the 4TB version of the drive which, as with the Samsung 9100 Pro, is the fastest of the new range. The site also claims to have details of the drives, which will reportedly come in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB flavors. Unlike the Samsung 9100 Pro, there are reportedly no plans for an 8TB drive.
Assuming this leak is correct, the 4TB Kingston Fury Renegade G5 will have a peak sequential read speed of 14,800MB/s, with a top write speed of 14,000MB/s, while the 2TB drive will have the same write speed but drop to a top read speed of 14,700MB/s. The 1TB model is a fair bit slower, though, topping out at a top sequential read speed of 14,200MB/s, with a maximum 11,000MB/s write speed.
As always with SSD performance figures, though, it’s always worth bearing in mind that you’ll only see this level of performance when conducting large-scale file transfers – the impact on gaming performance will be minimal.
According to the leak, the drives will use a Silicon Motion SM2508 controller, built on a 6nm process, whereas Samsung used its own 5nm in-house controller design for the 9100 Pro. There will apparently also be a low-power DDR4 cache in the Kingston Renegade G5, with the drive using 3D triple-level cell (TLC) NAND flash memory. There’s no word on the Kingston G5 Renegade price or release date yet.
In the meantime, if you’re planning to build a gaming PC that can take a PCIe 5.0 SSD, check out our guide to the best gaming motherboard, where we take you through all our favorite options to suit a range of budgets.
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