TEST: ADATA LEGEND 960 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	ADATA
Model number	ALEG-960-1TCS
Storage capacity	1024 GB (954 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	128 GB approx.
Read speed	7400 MB/s
Write speed	6000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	750 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2264
Price	ca. 104 AUD (= 0,10 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

97 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used in a PlayStation 5 console as expansion storage.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 8122 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	6197,27 MB/s	5736,79 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	71,88 MB/s	182,36 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2364,00 MB/s	2770,07 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,021 ms	0,111 ms
Score	3056	3526
Total score	8122

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of November 19, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2122,79 MB/s	1,08 s
Program many small files	1220,14 MB/s	5,77 s
Game small and large files	1847,55 MB/s	3,74 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the ADATA SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7400MB/s and 6000MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	7434,20	6667,52
SEQ1M Q1T1	4182,93	5494,28
RND4K Q32T16	2975,76	2705,85
RND4K Q1T1	63,08	179,98