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LEGEND 960 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 394% (13th of 1072)

Based on 868 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA LEGEND 960
Poor: 224%Average: 394% Great: 514%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 960 1TB averaged 294.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 960 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,331MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,653MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 960 1TB is 289%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 960 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 65.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 203MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 868 samples)
Rank 13394%
Min Avg Max
1,406 Read 3,169 3,996
1,305 Write 3,653 4,916
1,000 Mixed 2,335 2,978
1,026 SusWrite 1,790 2,579
615% 2,737 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40 4K Read 65.4 82.6
78.2 4K Write 203 325
52.8 4K Mixed 90.2 126
322% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
620 DQ Read 1,525 2,213
395 DQ Write 1,139 1,767
463 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,977
995% 1,332 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
863GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A200V9KL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2225 1816 1738 1744 1741 1741 MB/s
481% Outstanding
Read 3,847
Write 4,701
Mixed 2,666
SusWrite 1,834
733% 3,262 MB/s
4K Read 80.1
4K Write 296
4K Mixed 125
439% 167 MB/s
DQ Read 2,000
DQ Write 1,563
DQ Mixed 1,784
1,334% 1,782 MB/s
694GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4332 1364 1263 1263 1267 1267 MB/s
442% Outstanding
Read 3,626
Write 4,698
Mixed 2,604
SusWrite 1,793
715% 3,180 MB/s
4K Read 69
4K Write 286
4K Mixed 112
399% 156 MB/s
DQ Read 1623
DQ Write 1,255
DQ Mixed 1,435
1,074% 1,438 MB/s
514GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A200V9KL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3819 2494 1752 1756 1761 1755 MB/s
440% Outstanding
Read 3,522
Write 4,178
Mixed 2790
SusWrite 2,223
715% 3,178 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 82.1
273% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,953
DQ Write 1,602
DQ Mixed 1,812
1,347% 1,789 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2985 1252 1261 1263 1266 1264 MB/s
436% Outstanding
Read 3,812
Write 4,687
Mixed 2,771
SusWrite 1,548
720% 3,205 MB/s
4K Read 69.9
4K Write 291
4K Mixed 106
396% 156 MB/s
DQ Read 1,696
DQ Write 1,322
DQ Mixed 1,522
1,135% 1,513 MB/s
941GB free
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1017 1201 2908 3883 2316 1260 MB/s
401% Outstanding
Read 3,453
Write 3,896
Mixed 2,544
SusWrite 2,097
674% 2,998 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 73
239% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,660
DQ Write 1,047
DQ Mixed 1,358
1,011% 1,355 MB/s
703GB free
Firmware: A200V9KL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2504 1634 1697 1624 1652 1674 MB/s
328% Outstanding
Read 2,728
Write 3,211
Mixed 2,295
SusWrite 1,797
565% 2,508 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 51.4
166% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,546
DQ Write 1,057
DQ Mixed 1,363
1,001% 1,322 MB/s
644GB free
Firmware: A230W3UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2452 1553 1277 1279 1281 1284 MB/s
309% Outstanding
Read 2,359
Write 2,484
Mixed 1,853
SusWrite 1,521
462% 2,054 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 69.2
229% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,284
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1,116
838% 1,125 MB/s
534GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1909 1718 1233 1245 1250 1253 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 2,195
Write 2,322
Mixed 1793
SusWrite 1,435
436% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 66.2
222% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 645
473% 624 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 226%
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Desktop
Desktop 120%
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Workstation
Workstation 245%
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System: Asrock B760M PG Riptide

CPU
Core i5-13600KFIntel  $245Bench 122%, 24,875 samples50x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples48x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples26x
GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia  $539Bench 190%, 45,585 samples50x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples21x
RTX 4060Nvidia  $295Bench 122%, 48,534 samples18x
SSD
LEGEND 960 1TBAdataBench 394%, 868 samples1x
RAM
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GBTeamBench 177%, 6,580 samples20x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples17x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $784

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