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LEGEND 960 1TB

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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -34%Read -32%, Write -28%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite -76%Peak Score -62%Read -48%, Write -31%, 4K Read -132%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -57%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -77%Value & Sentiment -870%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,704%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read -12%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -12%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 394% (19^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 868 samples)

Rank 19394%

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

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

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

854GB free (System drive)

Firmware: A231W74B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3872 1338 1248 1253 1248 1246 MB/s

429% Outstanding

Write 4,436

Mixed 2,550

SusWrite 1,701

693% 3,084 MB/s

4K Read 66.7

4K Write 248

4K Mixed 103

364% 139 MB/s

DQ Read 1,790

DQ Write 1,186

DQ Mixed 1,514

1,122% 1,496 MB/s

TTO-User, 1 day ago.

749GB free (System drive)

Firmware: A200V9KL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1984 1595 1553 1661 1709 1721 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 4,271

Mixed 2,523

SusWrite 1,704

679% 3,023 MB/s

4K Read 67.9

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 89.8

294% 100 MB/s

DQ Read 664

DQ Write 409

DQ Mixed 516

390% 530 MB/s

HRV-User, 2 days ago.

611GB free (System drive)

Firmware: A230W3UA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3089 2912 2695 1673 1180 1120 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 2,625

Mixed 1,902

SusWrite 2,112

560% 2,506 MB/s

4K Read 57.3

4K Write 69

4K Mixed 63.3

204% 63.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1455

DQ Write 118

DQ Mixed 201

294% 591 MB/s

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Gaming 185%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 174%

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System: Asrock B760M PG Riptide

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $111Bench 98%, 54,052 samples	68x
Core i5-13600KFIntel $210Bench 122%, 33,334 samples	54x
Core i5-13400FIntel $163Bench 106%, 8,325 samples	35x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $500Bench 190%, 91,697 samples	56x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	25x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $345Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	20x

SSD
LEGEND 960 1TBAdataBench 394%, 868 samples	1x

RAM
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GBTeamBench 177%, 12,117 samples	24x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	19x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	16x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $611

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $296	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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LEGEND 960 1TB

Average Bench: 394% (19^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 394% (19^th of 1080)