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LEGEND 740 500GB

LEGEND 740 500GB
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Effective Speed -124%Effective Speed -124%Average Score -127%Read -119%, Write -199%, 4K Read -91%, 4K Write -70%, Mixed -144%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -191%Peak Score -179%Read -152%, Write -244%, 4K Read -259%, 4K Write -105%, Mixed -185%, 4K Mixed -141%, SusWrite -166%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -118%DQ Read -205%, DQ Write -79%, DQ Mixed -120%, ADQ Read -155%, ADQ Write -49%, ADQ Mixed -84%, Age -97%, AS-SSD Total -156%

Average Bench: 239% (72^nd of 1080)

Based on 173 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA LEGEND 740

Poor: 137%Average: 239% Great: 308%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 740 500GB averaged 138.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 740 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 806MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,872MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 740 500GB is 171%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 740 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 173 samples)

Rank 72239%

Min	Avg	Max
682	Read 1,872	2,257
665	Write 1,529	1,789
620	Mixed 1,282	1,481
243	SusWrite 1,094	1,721
323% 1,444 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.3	4K Read 43.1	53.2
64.3	4K Write 119	175
39	4K Mixed 59.8	76.6
205% 74 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
468	DQ Read 671	757
473	DQ Write 845	1,062
414	DQ Mixed 806	954
595% 774 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ITA-User, 1 month ago.

265GB free

Firmware: VC0S036D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1779 1762 461 159 173 MB/s

266% Outstanding

Write 1,821

Mixed 1,471

SusWrite 1,025

366% 1,639 MB/s

4K Read 50.4

4K Write 149

4K Mixed 69.8

244% 89.6 MB/s

DQ Read 701

DQ Write 1,028

DQ Mixed 880

662% 870 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

309GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC0S036B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 1608 1621 1521 334 8 MB/s

245% Outstanding

Write 1,681

Mixed 1,374

SusWrite 1,114

358% 1,602 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 51.5

190% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 967

DQ Mixed 535

443% 614 MB/s

IRN-User, 16 days ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC0S036D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1073 574 181 15 165 MB/s

220% Outstanding

Write 1,429

Mixed 1,310

SusWrite 552

305% 1,373 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 59.3

200% 69.7 MB/s

DQ Read 699

DQ Write 940

DQ Mixed 876

646% 838 MB/s

ROU-User, 2 months ago.

408GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC0S036B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 1380 1395 1335 1380 1369 MB/s

175% Outstanding

Write 945

Mixed 951

SusWrite 1,374

251% 1,112 MB/s

4K Read 14.7

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 19.2

75% 28.8 MB/s

DQ Read 534

DQ Write 408

DQ Mixed 447

341% 463 MB/s

MEX-User, 19 days ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC0S036B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 159 105 62 30 11 MB/s

89.7% Excellent

Write 813

Mixed 954

SusWrite 85.7

170% 763 MB/s

4K Read 8.3

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 8

67% 33.4 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 423

DQ Mixed 486

340% 423 MB/s

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: MSI B560M-A PRO (MS-7D20)

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Core i5-10400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	749x
Core i5-11400FIntel $112Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	720x
Core i3-10100FIntel $67Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	395x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	524x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	292x

SSD
LEGEND 740 500GBAdataBench 239%, 173 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	248x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	155x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	154x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $365

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Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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LEGEND 740 500GB

Average Bench: 239% (72^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 239% (72^nd of 1080)