Kingston has expanded its Fury Renegade G5 lineup with an 8TB capacity option, doubling the maximum storage available in this PCIe Gen5 series. The announcement positions Kingston’s flagship consumer SSD among a select group of high-capacity Gen5 drives, with the main competitor being the Samsung 9100 PRO that was also recently released in an 8TB capacity option.
Specs: Doubling Down on Capacity
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 8TB (8192GB usable) |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 (double-sided) |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508G (6nm) |
| NAND | KIOXIA BiCS8 218-layer 3D TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Low-power DDR4 |
| Sequential Read | Up to 14,800 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 14,000 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | Up to 2,200,000 IOPS |
| Random Write IOPS | Up to 2,200,000 IOPS |
| Endurance (TBW) | 8,000 TB (8.0 PB) |
| Power Consumption (Active) | 9.5W maximum |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | 0.27W average |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C |
| MTBF | 2,000,000 hours |
| Warranty | 5 years limited |
| Features | DirectStorage support, 12-layer PCB, thermal management optimization |
The new 8TB model maintains the impressive transfer rates that made earlier Renegade G5 drives competitive: sequential reads reach 14,800 MB/s while writes hit 14,000 MB/s. These figures place the drive at the upper limits of what PCIe 5.0’s four-lane interface can deliver.
The capacity increase comes with a physical change. While the 1TB through 4TB models use single-sided designs, TweakTown reports that the 8TB variant adopts a double-sided configuration to accommodate the additional NAND packages. This matters for compatibility: some thin laptops and compact systems designed around single-sided M.2 drives may not fit the thicker profile.
Kingston hasn’t announced official pricing for the 8TB variant in all markets. However, with the only direct competitor being the the Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB, this drive’s $999 MSRP in the United States should be an indication.
Technical Architecture
Kingston pairs the Silicon Motion SM2508G controller with Kioxia’s BiCS8 3D TLC NAND, which uses 218 layers. The controller, built on 6nm lithography, helps manage thermals, which have been and remains a persistent concern with Gen5 drives that can draw significant power under load. Kingston specs the 8TB model at 9.5W maximum power consumption, with idle draw dropping to 0.27W.
The drive includes low-power DDR4 DRAM for the flash translation layer and a 12-layer PCB designed to maintain signal integrity at high speeds. Kingston rates random performance at 2.2 million IOPS for both reads and writes, putting it on par with other premium Gen5 options.
Endurance and Warranty
One area where the Renegade G5 distinguishes itself is endurance. For the 8TB model, it’s expected to land at an entire 8,000 TBW (8 petabytes written), backed by a five-year warranty.
This is an exceedingly rare rating in the consumer space and means that writing 100GB daily would take over 219 years to exhaust the warranty (if it wasn’t also time-limited). While few consumer will approach these limits, the higher rating indicates Kingston’s confidence in the NAND quality and provides headroom for write-intensive workloads.
Kingston Fury Renegade G5 8TB vs Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB
The 8TB capacity segment remains relatively uncrowded. Most competing options like Corsair’s MP700 Pro XT and TeamGroup’s T-Force Z54E cap out at 4TB. Samsung’s 9100 PRO, which shares the same PCIe 5.0 platform and 8TB capacity tier, is the only direct competition at this point in time.
| Feature | Kingston Fury Renegade G5 8TB | Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB |
|---|---|---|
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 (double-sided) | M.2 2280 (double-sided) |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508G (6nm) | Samsung Presto S4LY027 (5nm) |
| NAND Type | KIOXIA BiCS8 218-layer TLC | Samsung V-NAND V8 236-layer TLC |
| DRAM | LPDDR4 | 8GB LPDDR4X |
| Sequential Read | Up to 14,800 MB/s | Up to 14,800 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 14,000 MB/s | Up to 13,400 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | Up to 2,200,000 | Up to 2,200,000 |
| Random Write IOPS | Up to 2,200,000 | Up to 2,600,000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 8,000 TB (8.0 PB) | 4,800 TB (4.8 PB) |
| Power (Maximum) | 9.5W | 8.8W (burst mode) |
| Power (Average Active) | Not specified | 10.5W |
| Power (Idle) | 0.27W | 8.6 mW (max) |
| Warranty | 5 years or 8,000 TBW | 5 years or 4,800 TBW |
| MSRP (USD) | Not officially announced | $999.99 |
| Available Heatsink Version | No | Yes (+$20) |
| Notable Features | 67% higher endurance rating, 12-layer PCB, 6nm controller | 18% better random writes, proprietary Samsung controller, heatsink option available |
Both drives deliver sequential speeds that approach the theoretical ceiling of PCIe 5.0 x4, which caps around 15,750 MB/s accounting for protocol overhead. The Kingston edges ahead in sequential writes by 600 MB/s, while Samsung claims superior random write performance with 400,000 additional IOPS.
Kingston’s significantly higher endurance rating (67% greater than Samsung’) suggests different approaches to longevity and target markets. While most consumer workloads won’t approach either limit, professionals running write-intensive operations may value the additional headroom.
The Bigger Picture
The arrival of 8TB consumer M.2 drives is a milestone for PCIe 5.0 adoption. When Samsung announced the 9100 PRO’s 8TB variant, it was the company’s first consumer SSD at this capacity.
However, the technology remains firmly in enthusiast territory. Gen4 drives deliver more than sufficient performance for most users at significantly lower prices. An 8TB PCIe 4.0 drive costs roughly half what these Gen5 models command, making the faster interface a premium option rather than a mainstream necessity.
For workflows that genuinely benefit from extreme storage bandwidth – such as uncompressed 8K video editing, large dataset manipulation, game development with massive asset libraries – the Renegade G5 8TB provides the performance and capacity to match.