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LEGEND 960 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 465% (3rd of 1072)

Based on 398 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA LEGEND 960
Poor: 284%Average: 465% Great: 590%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 960 2TB averaged 365.4% 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 1,382MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,916MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 960 2TB is 306%. 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 65.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 203MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 398 samples)
Rank 3465%
Min Avg Max
1,840 Read 3,285 3,958
1,761 Write 3,916 5,072
1,527 Mixed 2,590 3,145
1,705 SusWrite 2,841 3,835
712% 3,158 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.9 4K Read 65.1 76.2
81.9 4K Write 203 322
52.8 4K Mixed 89.9 117
321% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
808 DQ Read 1,596 2,260
518 DQ Write 1,198 1,770
577 DQ Mixed 1,382 1,987
1,037% 1,392 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
852GB free
Firmware: A230W3UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4200 4316 4321 3759 2866 2501 MB/s
526% Outstanding
Read 3,541
Write 4,550
Mixed 2,889
SusWrite 3,660
827% 3,660 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 84.3
280% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,871
DQ Write 1445
DQ Mixed 1,690
1,255% 1,668 MB/s
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A230W3UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3053 3860 3964 3654 2730 2489 MB/s
485% Outstanding
Read 3,497
Write 4,053
Mixed 2,851
SusWrite 3,292
772% 3,423 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 75.2
252% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,749
DQ Write 1,210
DQ Mixed 1,530
1,129% 1,496 MB/s
673GB free
Firmware: A200V9KL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3417 3171 3299 3453 3485 3480 MB/s
463% Outstanding
Read 3,235
Write 3,688
Mixed 2,689
SusWrite 3,384
734% 3,249 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 74.8
243% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1323
DQ Write 1003
DQ Mixed 1,175
875% 1,167 MB/s
787GB free
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3843 3118 2480 2469 2482 2480 MB/s
438% Outstanding
Read 3359
Write 4,019
Mixed 2,724
SusWrite 2,812
728% 3,228 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 74.2
242% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,385
DQ Write 1,145
DQ Mixed 1248
939% 1,259 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A231W74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3654 2701 2464 2498 2507 2556 MB/s
431% Outstanding
Read 3,341
Write 4399
Mixed 2,809
SusWrite 2,730
749% 3,320 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 73.1
238% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,447
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 1,292
959% 1,275 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A230W3UA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 1953 1869 2372 2395 2336 MB/s
373% Outstanding
Read 2987
Write 3,299
Mixed 2,535
SusWrite 2,198
620% 2,755 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.9
195% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,542
DQ Write 1,123
DQ Mixed 1,404
1,030% 1356 MB/s
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A200V9KL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1807 1142 956 1016 960 929 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 1,846
Write 2,469
Mixed 933
SusWrite 1,135
359% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 64.3
251% 98.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,321
DQ Write 1,011
DQ Mixed 1092
837% 1,141 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 442%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 528%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-A WIFI

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $335Bench 126%, 41,056 samples1,370x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $471Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,123x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples440x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples620x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples618x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples495x
SSD
LEGEND 960 2TBAdataBench 465%, 398 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples332x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples297x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples181x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $2,135

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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