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Series

FURY Renegade3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review says Kingston added G5 to the Fury Renegade name to mark the PCIe 5.0 drive, after the PCIe 4.0 FURY Renegade

MARS 9802Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026The page and its Popular Choices list name the MARS 980 line, with a MARS 980 PRO next to the BLADE. KitGuru's launch news names the MARS 980 series with Storm, Blade and Pro models

Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

SFYR2S/1T0, SFYR2S/2T0, SFYR2S/4T0, SFYR2D/8T11Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Part numbers SFYR2S/1T0, SFYR2S/2T0, SFYR2S/4T0 and SFYR2D/8T1

SMAR-980B-1TCS, SMAR-980B-2TCS, SMAR-980B-4TCS5Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specification table: SMAR-980B-1TCS, SMAR-980B-2TCS and SMAR-980B-4TCS. The table also holds the per-capacity ratings used in the variant rows: write 10,000, 13,000 and 13,000 MB/s, random read 1,600K, 2,000K and 1,950K IOPS, random write 1,650K, endurance 740, 1,480 and 2,960 TB

GTIN / EAN

740617349481, 740617349498, 740617349504, 74061735161311Retailer pagecomputerg.shop/shop/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-4tb-m-2-40289Read 14 October 2026Barcode and MPN on retailer pages, 13-digit EAN form with a leading zero, stored as the 12-digit UPC. SFYR2S/1T0 740617349481 (computerg.shop 40294), SFYR2S/2T0 740617349498 (computerg.shop 40290 and industry-electronics.com), SFYR2S/4T0 740617349504 (this page), SFYR2D/8T1 740617351613 (computerg.shop 40372). All pass the UPC check digit

4711658150820, 47116581508379Retailer pagemultitronic.fi/en/products/4533223/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-m-2-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Multitronic lists SMAR-980B-2TCS with EAN 471165815083710Retailer pageb2b.100mega.com/en/319388-adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-1tb-ssdRead 15 October 2026100mega lists the 1TB SMAR-980B-1TCS with EAN 4711658150820. The 4TB EAN was not read on any page and is left out

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

12 May 20252Press articlesilicon.co.uk/press-release/kingston-fury-releases-high-performance-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Copy of Kingston's Business Wire release dated May 12, 2025. It lists capacities 1024GB, 2048GB and 4096GB

30 April 20253Press articlekitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/joao-silva/adata-xpg-mars-980-pcie-5-0-ssd-boasts-up-to-14000mb-s-speedsRead 15 October 2026KitGuru news of 2025-04-30 reports XPG's new MARS 980 series with Storm, Blade and Pro models

Status

Available3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026On sale at Amazon in the October 2025 review, 8TB added in November 2025 and still listed by retailers such as Central Computer in 2026

Available11Press articleguru3d.com/story/data-xpg-mars-980-blade-1tb-pcie-50-ssd-with-sm2508-controller-14000mb-s-readRead 15 October 2026Guru3D, 2026-10-14, covers the MARS 980 BLADE 1TB as a current product with 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB capacities and a 5-year replacement-first warranty. The XPG product page is live in 2026

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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From $1351Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 20264Reviewpcworld.com/article/2776320/xpg-mars-980-blade-review.htmlRead 15 October 20265Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 20266Measurementtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 20267Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 20268Measurementkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 20269Retailer pagemultitronic.fi/en/products/4533223/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-m-2-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 202610Retailer pageb2b.100mega.com/en/319388-adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-1tb-ssdRead 15 October 2026

Launch price (EU)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

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Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

M.2 22801Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026

M.2 22801Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Form Factor: M.2 2280

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

1,024, 2,048, 4,096, 8,192GB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Capacities row reads 1024GB, 2048GB, 4096GB, 8192GB. Stored as published, since the datasheet states 1024GB and not 1TB. Kingston's headline says speeds up to 14,800MB/s read and 14,000MB/s write7Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-ssd-review-balanced-gen5-performanceRead 14 October 2026Spec table lists 1,024GB, 2,048GB, 4,096GB and 8,192GB coming Q3 2025, copied from the datasheet

1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Capacity: 1TB / 2TB / 4TB / 8TB. XPG's gallery tab also lists pack images named for 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB. Guru3D lists the same four on 2026-10-14. XPG states no byte definition, so decimal GB is used. The 8TB model has no model number, speeds or retail listing in any source read, so its variant row holds only endurance

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

PCIe NVMe1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026

PCIe NVMe1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Interface: PCIe Gen5 x4. Backward compatible with PCIe 4.0 and 3.0

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

51Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026

51Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026PCIe Gen5 x4

PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

41Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe

41Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026PCIe Gen5 x4

NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

2.03Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Spec table reads PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe 2.0. The datasheet gives no NVMe version

2.02Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Description: PCIe Gen5 x4 and NVMe 2.0 support

Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

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Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

Silicon Motion SM25081Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Listed as SM2508. Stored with the maker name Silicon Motion, as the press release and reviews name it2Press articlesilicon.co.uk/press-release/kingston-fury-releases-high-performance-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Silicon Motion SM2508 controller on 6nm lithography with a low-power DDR4 DRAM cache

Silicon Motion SM25081Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Controller: SM2508 (Silicon Motion). Tom's Hardware and KitGuru name it Silicon Motion SM2508

Flash typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

TLC1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026NAND row reads 3D TLC

TLC5Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specification table: Micron 232-Layer TLC7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026KitGuru, 2025-12-02: 232-layer 3D TLC NAND

Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

Kioxia BiCS8 TLC3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Spec table reads Kioxia 218-Layer TLC (BiCS8) for 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. The text says Kioxia BiCS8 TLC

Micron 232-layer TLC5Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specification table and text: Micron 232-Layer TLC. Tom's says the flash is ADATA-encoded and identifies it from behaviour, so the maker is a reviewer's call. ThinkComputers also calls it Micron's 232-layer 3D TLC. XPG and KitGuru name the layer count only

Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

2183Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026218 layers

2322Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Description: 232-layer 3D NAND flash memory that allows up to 8TB. XPG does not name the flash maker

DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

DRAM1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026DRAM cache: Yes. Press release says low-power DDR42Press articlesilicon.co.uk/press-release/kingston-fury-releases-high-performance-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Low-power DDR4 DRAM cache3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026LPDDR4 on all three capacities, a single DRAM package on the 2TB

DRAM2Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Description: SLC Caching and DRAM Cache Buffer

DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

2GB5Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 20262GB LPDDR4 on the 2TB, one 2GB low-power DDR4 IC, single-sided design with two 1TB NAND packages8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-8tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 14 October 20268TB has an 8GB LGDDR4-4266 DRAM IC9Reviewbasic-tutorials.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-reviewRead 14 October 2026Technical data table for the 4TB reads 4 GB DRAM (Micron LPDDR4). The text says 1 GB DRAM cache per TB of flash. No source states the 1TB size, so it is left out

2GB5Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026The 2TB sample has two Samsung DDR4 16-bit 8 Gb packages, 2GB in total. KitGuru lists 2GB LPDDR4-2666. Both give 2GB. The type conflict does not change the size7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Physical specifications: cache 2GB LPDDR4-2666MHz

Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

Single-sided3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Single-sided at 2TB and at all capacities up to 4TB. The 8TB is double-sided per KitGuru. The drive has a heat-spreading label and no heatsink version5Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 2026Single-sided design with all components on one side of the 12-layer PCB8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-8tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 14 October 2026The 8TB is a double-sided design. One side holds the controller and two NAND packages, the other holds two more NAND packages and the DRAM

Double-sided5Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Closer look: a double-sided drive. The specification table marks M.2 2280 (DS) for all three capacities. The 2TB sample was inspected

Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

14,700MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Sequential R/W row, up to values: 1024GB 14,200/11,000, 2048GB 14,700/14,000, 4096GB to 8192GB 14,800/14,000 MB/s. Fresh out-of-box performance, PCIe 5.0 Ryzen 5 7600X and X670E board

14,000MB/s1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read: up to 14,000 MB/s (PC/Laptop). Tested on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero with a Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 2x16GB DDR5-4800, Windows 11 24H2. The page names no test tool. Base value is the 2TB model, which Tom's Hardware and KitGuru list at 14,000 MB/s

Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

14,000MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Same row as read. Footnote 2: fresh out-of-box performance

13,000MB/s1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Sequential Write: up to 13,000 MB/s on the same platform. The 1TB model is rated 10,000 MB/s (Tom's Hardware and KitGuru). Base value is the 2TB model

Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

2,200,000IOPS1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Random 4K R/W row, up to: 1024GB 2,200,000/2,150,000, 2048GB to 8192GB 2,200,000/2,200,000 IOPS. Footnote 2: random tested on Intel Ultra 7 and Z890 board. Queue depth is not stated

2,000,000IOPS1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 20264KB Random Read IOPS: 2,000K, which is the 2TB rating in Tom's Hardware and KitGuru. The page names no queue depth

Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

2,200,000IOPS1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 20261TB 2,150,000 IOPS, 2TB and larger 2,200,000

1,650,000IOPS1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 20264KB Random Write IOPS: 1,650K

Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

2,000TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Endurance row: 1.0PB, 2.0PB, 4.0PB and 8.0PB. Stored as 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 TB. Footnote 3: derived from the JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A)

1,480TB7Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026The 2TB model's endurance is rated up to 1,480 TBW with a five-year limited warranty. Base value is the 2TB model

MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

2,000,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 20262,000,000 hours, published as MTBF

2,000,000h1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026MTBF: 2,000,000 hours, one figure for the series

Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Operating 0C to 70C. Storage range -40C to 85C is not stored

Min0Max70°C1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Operating temperature: 0 C to 70 C

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

7W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Power row gives the draw at the full read speed: 6.6W @ 14.2G (1024GB), 7.0W @ 14.7G (2048GB), 7.1W @ 14.8G (4096GB), 7.5W @ 14.8G (8192GB)

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Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

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Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

7W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Listed as (MAX): 6.6 W, 7.0 W, 9.5 W and 9.5 W for 1024GB to 8192GB. Footnote 4: max power is a typical value. A write-specific power figure is not published5Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 2026Power quoted as 0.27 W average and 7 W maximum for the 2TB, same as the datasheet

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

270mW1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 20260.27W Avg at every capacity, which is 270 mW. Footnote 4: average power is based on a MobileMark workload

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Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

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Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

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Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

14,766MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 20262TB, CrystalDiskMark 8.0.5 default profile with NVMe settings, 5 runs, 2 GiB test size, drive 0% filled. SEQ1M Q8T1 read 14,765.62 MB/s, read from the benchmark screenshot. Test bench AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, Gigabyte X670E Aorus Xtreme, drive wiped with HDDerase v4

14,589MB/s8Measurementkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026KitGuru, 2TB drive, CrystalDiskMark 8.0.5 default profile: sequential read 14,589 MB/s. Bench: Ryzen 7 7700X, 32GB DDR5-6000, Gigabyte AORUS X670E Xtreme, drive wiped by HDDerase, firmware Y0508B

Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

14,130MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 2026SEQ1M Q8T1 write 14,130.41 MB/s in the same screenshot

13,497MB/s8Measurementkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same test: sequential write 13,497 MB/s

Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

95.95MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 2026RND4K Q1T1 read 95.95 MB/s in the same screenshot

81.37MB/s8Measurementkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same test, 4K QD1 T1 read: 81.37 MB/s

Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

339.24MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 2026RND4K Q1T1 write 339.24 MB/s in the same screenshot

264.12MB/s8Measurementkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/4Read 15 October 2026Same test, 4K QD1 T1 write: 264.12 MB/s

Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

670GB4Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 14 October 20262TB. 15-minute Iometer sequential write. Writes at 13.1 GB/s for 11 seconds, then 12.3 GB/s for 43 seconds in pSLC, which the review calls a 670GB cache. Intel Core i9-12900K, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, drive prefilled to 50% and tested as a secondary device

405GB6Measurementtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026Iometer sustained sequential write, 15 minutes, 1MiB blocks at queue depth 32, 2TB drive: 12.6 GB/s in the fastest pSLC mode for over 30 seconds. The text says the total cache is over 405GB, stored as 405

Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

2,560MB/s4Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 14 October 20262TB, same Iometer run. TLC mode at 2.56 GB/s for 45 seconds after the cache, stored as 2560. The later folding state at about 1.545 GB/s is not stored

3,680MB/s6Measurementtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026Same test: the steady write speed after the cache is 3.68 GB/s, stored as 3680 MB/s. The chart shows the line settle at about 3.7 GB/s after about 35 seconds and stay there for the rest of the 15 minutes, so it is the first state after the cache

3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

5,670points7Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-ssd-review-balanced-gen5-performanceRead 14 October 20262TB, score 5,670 in the 3DMark Storage benchmark. Test rig AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero, Windows 11 Pro. Review dated 2025-05-26. The review says the 2TB model was tested

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

52°C4Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 14 October 20262TB with the heat-spreading label and no heatsink. Maximum reading 52 C, primary composite sensor, about 22 C ambient, active cooling unless noted, same bench. KitGuru logged 36 C in short runs under a motherboard heatsink, a different method

66°C6Measurementtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026Tom's text: the 980 Blade only hit 66 C during the sustained write test, 17 C below the throttling point. Composite sensor, about 22 C ambient, stock heatspreader fitted

Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

1,413mW4Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 14 October 20262TB, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM/LPM disabled, 1,413 mW. Same bench

1,369mW6Measurementtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/adata-xpg-mars-980-blade-2tb-ssd-review/2Read 15 October 2026Quarch idle power chart for the 2TB drive, ASPM/LPM disabled: 1,369 mW, read from chart

Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

Without heatsink1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026No heatsink version is listed. Datasheet lists one drive design per capacity3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Drive comes with a heat-spreading label only. The review says a heatsink option would be nice, so none is sold

With heatsink1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Dimensions and weight are listed with and without heatsink. Tom's Hardware photographs the drive with a basic heatspreader fitted. KitGuru calls the stick-on heatsink in the box optional. XPG sells one pack per capacity, so the heatsink version is stored. The separate MARS 980 PRO has an active cooler and is not this product

RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

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Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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Software

Kingston SSD Manager3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review names Kingston SSD Manager and Acronis True Image for Kingston as direct downloads

ADATA SSD ToolBox2Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Description: SSD Toolbox. The FAQ calls it ADATA's SSD ToolBox

Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

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PC (no OS named), PS52Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Description: compatible with the latest Intel and AMD platforms, built for laptops, and installable in a PS5 as expansion storage. XPG names no operating system

Dimensions and weight

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length80Width22Height2.3mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 20261024GB to 4096GB: 80mm x 22mm x 2.3mm. 8192GB: 80mm x 22mm x 3.65mm5Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 20262TB 80 x 22 x 2.3 mm, same as the datasheet8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-8tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 14 October 20268TB 80 x 22 x 3.65 mm

Length80Width22Height4.5mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.2 in)1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Dimensions (L x W x H): 80 x 22 x 4.5 mm with heatsink and 80 x 22 x 3.2 mm without

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

7.7g(0.3 oz)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 20261024GB 7.3 g, 2048GB and 4096GB 7.7 g, 8192GB 9.2 g5Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-2tb-gen5-ssd/all/1Read 14 October 20262TB 7.7 g, same as the datasheet8Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-8tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 14 October 20268TB 9.2 g

12g(0.4 oz)1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Weight: 12 g with heatsink and 8 g without

In the box

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Cables includediCables supplied with an external drive.

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Links

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Product page

www.kingston.com/en/ssd/gaming/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-nvme-m2-ssd12Maker product pagekingston.com/en/ssd/gaming/kingston-fury-renegade-g5-nvme-m2-ssdRead 14 October 2026Kingston's product page for the drive. The page returned HTTP 403 to automated requests, so it was not read. A search listing shows its title and Kingston's datasheet carries the same values

www.xpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-blade1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026XPG US product page for the MARS 980 BLADE. The same page opens under the UK and other regional paths.

Spec sheet

www.kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdf1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026

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Manual

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EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

5years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SFYR2S_us.pdfRead 14 October 2026Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support, or the Percentage Used limit in Kingston SSD Manager2Press articlesilicon.co.uk/press-release/kingston-fury-releases-high-performance-pcie-5-0-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Limited five-year warranty

5years1Maker product pagexpg.com/us/xpg/solid-state-drive-mars-980-bladeRead 15 October 2026Warranty: 5-year limited warranty, based on the TBW or the warranty period. The page names no market

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