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LEGEND 900 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 422% (10th of 1074)

Based on 42 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA LEGEND 900
Poor: 256%Average: 422% Great: 549%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 900 1TB averaged 321.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 900 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,228MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,844MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 900 1TB is 293%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 900 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 197MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)
Rank 10422%
Min Avg Max
813 Read 3,560 4,686
882 Write 3,844 5,046
828 Mixed 2,791 3,438
752 SusWrite 1,976 2,928
684% 3,043 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.2 4K Read 68.4 86.7
55 4K Write 197 320
40.1 4K Mixed 95.9 129
331% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
628 DQ Read 1,470 2,394
122 DQ Write 1,072 1,826
101 DQ Mixed 1,228 1,710
929% 1,257 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
897GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4094 3894 1474 1296 1311 1249 MB/s
475% Outstanding
Read 4,374
Write 4,710
Mixed 3,266
SusWrite 2,220
818% 3,642 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 90.5
311% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,747
DQ Write 1,311
DQ Mixed 1,624
1,188% 1,561 MB/s
860GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3337 3200 2970 1275 1290 1277 MB/s
401% Outstanding
Read 3,933
Write 3641
Mixed 2,898
SusWrite 2,225
712% 3,174 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 60.1
196% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 807
DQ Mixed 1,212
862% 1111 MB/s
681GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3384 2238 973 984 952 953 MB/s
392% Outstanding
Read 3,793
Write 3,989
Mixed 2,875
SusWrite 1,581
686% 3,059 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 74.5
247% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,935
DQ Write 1,095
DQ Mixed 1649
1,191% 1,560 MB/s
770GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ERFM11A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4122 1253 740 740 742 743 MB/s
336% Outstanding
Read 2675
Write 4339
Mixed 3,210
SusWrite 1,390
657% 2,903 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 82.8
267% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,659
DQ Write 1,083
DQ Mixed 1,491
1,080% 1,411 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1927 1669 1319 1466 1385 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 2,327
Write 2326
Mixed 2,064
SusWrite 1,628
470% 2,086 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 51.2
177% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 881
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 856
626% 819 MB/s
366GB free
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2038 1902 1619 697 618 612 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,271
Write 2,045
Mixed 2,100
SusWrite 1,247
430% 1,916 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 74.7
242% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 983
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 838
604% 789 MB/s
608GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14159
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1458 1108 616 712 647 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 2,797
Write 1,070
Mixed 1,193
SusWrite 1,000
334% 1,515 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 20.8
148% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,317
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 1,154
803% 1,021 MB/s
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Typical LEGEND 900 1TB Builds (Compare 9,170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 232%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 272%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $398

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,982x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,683x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples893x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,508x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,492x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples859x
SSD
LEGEND 900 1TBAdataBench 422%, 42 samples1x
RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples503x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples249x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples201x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,355

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