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LEGEND 960 2TB

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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -22%Read -27%, Write -19%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -11%Peak Score -58%Read -51%, Write -28%, 4K Read -154%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -49%, 4K Mixed -87%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment -854%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,670%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -6%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 462% (10^th of 1080)

Based on 489 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA LEGEND 960

Poor: 280%Average: 462% Great: 584%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 960 2TB averaged 362.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 960 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,394MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,932MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 960 2TB is 304%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 960 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 194MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 489 samples)

Rank 10462%

Min	Avg	Max
1,930	Read 3,294	3,938
1,747	Write 3,932	5,013
1,440	Mixed 2,593	3,131
1,585	SusWrite 2,831	3,869
713% 3,163 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
43	4K Read 63.5	75.6
75.3	4K Write 194	326
53.1	4K Mixed 87.9	117
312% 115 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
908	DQ Read 1,599	2,213
510	DQ Write 1,188	1,778
600	DQ Mixed 1,394	1,981
1,042% 1,394 MB/s

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

BRA-User, 2 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: A230W3UA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4721 4714 4616 4658 2602 2484 MB/s

603% Outstanding

Write 4,747

Mixed 2,890

SusWrite 3,966

865% 3,830 MB/s

4K Read 68.9

4K Write 284

4K Mixed 109

395% 154 MB/s

DQ Read 2,217

DQ Write 1,882

DQ Mixed 2,005

1,514% 2,034 MB/s

POL-User, 1 hr ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: A231W74A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3306 2463 2425 2540 2468 2466 MB/s

490% Outstanding

Write 4,740

Mixed 2,816

SusWrite 2,612

773% 3,428 MB/s

4K Read 66.3

4K Write 293

4K Mixed 108

394% 156 MB/s

DQ Read 1,689

DQ Write 1,346

DQ Mixed 1,517

1,136% 1,517 MB/s

POL-User, 2 days ago.

640GB free (System drive)

Firmware: A200V4TY

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2249 2257 2342 2331 2316 1015 MB/s

351% Outstanding

Write 2,316

Mixed 2,033

SusWrite 2,085

487% 2,156 MB/s

4K Read 59.4

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 78.5

258% 88.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,457

DQ Write 1,036

DQ Mixed 1,285

949% 1,259 MB/s

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-A WIFI

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $273Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	1,523x
Core i9-13900KIntel $400Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,220x
Core i5-13600KIntel $210Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	481x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $762Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	716x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,802Bench 370%, 37,290 samples	698x
RTX 4080Nvidia $993Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	562x

SSD
LEGEND 960 2TBAdataBench 462%, 489 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $111Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	357x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	323x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	198x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,147

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $129
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406

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LEGEND 960 2TB

Average Bench: 462% (10^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 462% (10^th of 1080)