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LEGEND 970 1TB

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Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average Score +1% Read 34%, Write 25%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write 13%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -40%Peak Score -35%Read 14%, Write 17%, 4K Read -123%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite -48%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +14% DQ Read 0%, DQ Write 11%, DQ Mixed 2%, ADQ Read 9%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed 4%, Age 78%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 552% (5^th of 1080)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA LEGEND 970

Poor: 465%Average: 552% Great: 705%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asrock Z790 PG Riptide (1)

Outstanding average bench

The Adata LEGEND 970 1TB averaged 452.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata LEGEND 970 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,553MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 5,792MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata LEGEND 970 1TB is 240%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata LEGEND 970 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 75MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 234MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 5552%

Min	Avg	Max
4,313	Read 5,624	6,755
4,412	Write 5,792	7,512
2635	Mixed 2,918	3,234
1,148	SusWrite 2,269	3,092
928% 4,151 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
60.1	4K Read 75	86.4
134	4K Write 234	343
82.8	4K Mixed 112	144
381% 140 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1,476	DQ Read 1,867	2,323
715	DQ Write 1,302	2,100
678	DQ Mixed 1,553	2,138
1,168% 1,574 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

IND-User, 1 day ago.

825GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EQFM22.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 7587 4068 1727 1721 1725 1724 MB/s

705% Outstanding

Write 6,965

Mixed 2,968

SusWrite 3,092

1,105% 4,945 MB/s

4K Read 86.4

4K Write 343

4K Mixed 144

497% 191 MB/s

DQ Read 2,323

DQ Write 1,822

DQ Mixed 2,068

1,549% 2,071 MB/s

CZE-User, 5 months ago.

931GB free

Firmware: EQFM22.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3667 4135 3426 1666 1661 1630 MB/s

560% Outstanding

Write 4,427

Mixed 2635

SusWrite 2,698

789% 3,518 MB/s

4K Read 73

4K Write 279

4K Mixed 116

407% 156 MB/s

DQ Read 2,287

DQ Write 2,100

DQ Mixed 2,138

1,619% 2,175 MB/s

MEX-User, 21 days ago.

560GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EQFM22.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2873 1194 1144 1149 1132 1222 MB/s

540% Outstanding

Write 7,512

Mixed 3,234

SusWrite 1,452

1,045% 4,681 MB/s

4K Read 74.4

4K Write 261

4K Mixed 115

398% 150 MB/s

DQ Read 1,788

DQ Write 1,214

DQ Mixed 1,552

1,144% 1,518 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

888GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EQFM22.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 5179 5196 1894 1731 1724 1731 MB/s

537% Outstanding

Write 5,257

Mixed 2932

SusWrite 2,909

928% 4,149 MB/s

4K Read 60.1

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 82.8

268% 92.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,806

DQ Write 715

DQ Mixed 1,558

1,074% 1,359 MB/s

CRI-User, 6 months ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EQFM22.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4014 1162 983 763 826 826 MB/s

486% Outstanding

Write 5,007

Mixed 2,845

SusWrite 1429

789% 3,532 MB/s

4K Read 87

4K Write 245

4K Mixed 129

427% 154 MB/s

DQ Read 1,830

DQ Write 1,374

DQ Mixed 1,588

1,191% 1,597 MB/s

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Gaming 229%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z790 PG Riptide

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $350Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	121x
Core i5-13600KIntel $248Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	106x
Core i5-13600KFIntel $232Bench 122%, 33,334 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $806Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	55x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,735Bench 370%, 37,290 samples	50x
RTX 4080Nvidia $993Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	50x

SSD
LEGEND 970 1TBAdataBench 552%, 8 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $110Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	48x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $90Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	41x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	36x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,266

Popular LEGEND 970 1TB compatible motherboards:

Asrock Z790 PG Riptide (1)

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Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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LEGEND 970 1TB

Average Bench: 552% (5^th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock Z790 PG Riptide

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LEGEND 970 1TB

Average Bench: 552% (5th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asrock Z790 PG Riptide

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Average Bench: 552% (5^th of 1080)