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LEGEND 700 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 166% (135th of 1072)

Based on 261 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA LEGEND 700
Poor: 94%Average: 166% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 700 256GB averaged 66.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 700 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 699MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 700 256GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 700 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 24MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 330MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 261 samples)
Rank 135166%
Min Avg Max
787 Read 1,517 1,786
533 Write 1,031 1,217
438 Mixed 887 1,045
191 SusWrite 620 1,091
226% 1,014 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.6 4K Read 39.8 48.6
46.5 4K Write 123 219
13.9 4K Mixed 24 29.8
156% 62.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
253 DQ Read 330 424
188 DQ Write 699 1,040
146 DQ Mixed 312 386
295% 447 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0428A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1688 1701 1722 1341 300 305 MB/s
249% Outstanding
Read 1,846
Write 1,647
Mixed 1,266
SusWrite 1,176
333% 1,484 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 36.8
238% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 1,173
DQ Mixed 386
407% 644 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 329 175 141 128 160 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,797
Write 1,137
Mixed 998
SusWrite 235
230% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 25.7
166% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 783
DQ Mixed 327
315% 480 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FWV0620A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 121 155 133 156 138 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,645
Write 1053
Mixed 967
SusWrite 203
214% 967 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 21.5
112% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 670
DQ Mixed 333
302% 448 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 214 326 136 124 144 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 634
Write 230
Mixed 903
SusWrite 219
111% 497 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 22.1
133% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 74.7
DQ Mixed 296
191% 227 MB/s
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Typical LEGEND 700 256GB Builds (Compare 3,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-K D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $134Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,568x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $93Bench 94%, 11,860 samples824x
Core i5-12400Intel  $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples337x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples543x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $270Bench 75%, 43,922 samples273x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples259x
SSD
LEGEND 700 256GBAdataBench 166%, 261 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples240x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 12,959 samples116x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $404

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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