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ADATA
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Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
About This Product
The ADATA Legend 960 is a 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD. It offers sequential read speeds of 7143 MB/s and write speeds of 3519 MB/s, with random read IOPS of 1293 and random write IOPS of 2169. This drive is suitable for general computing and gaming, providing performance competitive with mid-range Gen4 SSDs. Its write speeds are lower than some premium Gen4 drives in its price bracket.
Verdict
βA solid Gen4 SSD for users needing good read performance without top-tier write speeds.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
7,143 MB/s
Sequential Write
3,519 MB/s
4K Random Read
1K IOPS
4K Random Write
2K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
780 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.43 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
2.0M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D NAND
DRAM Cache
Yes
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70Β°C
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