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LEGEND 850 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 346% (18th of 1072)

Based on 337 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA LEGEND 850
Poor: 162%Average: 346% Great: 473%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 850 1TB averaged 246.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 850 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 989MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,903MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 850 1TB is 311%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 850 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 62.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 337 samples)
Rank 18346%
Min Avg Max
1,166 Read 1,992 2,467
831 Write 2,903 3,951
528 Mixed 1,751 2,328
437 SusWrite 2,296 3,571
506% 2,235 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.9 4K Read 62.5 70
29.7 4K Write 183 296
12.4 4K Mixed 42.2 89.7
246% 95.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
690 DQ Read 1,454 2,113
33.1 DQ Write 1,047 1,698
61.6 DQ Mixed 989 1,406
810% 1,163 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
744GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1223B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3554 2671 728 1265 1269 1259 MB/s
413% Outstanding
Read 2,722
Write 3,930
Mixed 2,371
SusWrite 1,791
610% 2,704 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 287
4K Mixed 97.1
376% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 2,031
DQ Write 1,578
DQ Mixed 1,416
1,165% 1675 MB/s
822GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1002B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3347 3373 3321 3507 3077 1254 MB/s
391% Outstanding
Read 2,046
Write 3,579
Mixed 2,023
SusWrite 2,980
604% 2,657 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 33.3
200% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,881
DQ Write 1243
DQ Mixed 1153
970% 1,426 MB/s
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2506 3624 3618 1899 679 671 MB/s
384% Outstanding
Read 2157
Write 3920
Mixed 2,090
SusWrite 2,166
586% 2,583 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 323
4K Mixed 39.2
324% 143 MB/s
DQ Read 1,824
DQ Write 1,477
DQ Mixed 1,121
983% 1,474 MB/s
954GB free
Firmware: 1002B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1982 2072 2072 2070 2063 2068 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,851
Write 2,144
Mixed 1,640
SusWrite 2,054
434% 1,922 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 32.2
184% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 943
699% 928 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,725,162 SSDs tested

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Typical LEGEND 850 1TB Builds (Compare 1,130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples370x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples360x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples96x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples152x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples145x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples79x
SSD
LEGEND 850 1TBAdataBench 346%, 337 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $550

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The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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