ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB

The ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB SSD serves as high-speed storage for professional workstations, gaming PCs and consoles. By utilising the PCIe Gen4 x4 interface and NVMe 1.4 standard, it delivers the performance needed for processing large volumes of data, editing 4K video or smooth gaming. It achieves transfer speeds of up to 7400MB/s for reading and 6000MB/s for writing. Its design with an integrated aluminium heatsink actively maintains stable operating conditions even under continuous load, thus preventing thermal throttling. It is fully ready for both Intel and AMD platforms.

Performance of the ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB SSD

The ADATA Legend 960 MAX drive processes data at a sequential read speed of 7400MB/s and a write speed of 6000MB/s. This performance reduces loading times for the operating system, applications and game levels. Compared to older SATA SSDs, the speed is up to 13× faster and also accelerates operations with large files, such as copying, backing up or rendering in professional programs.

Interface and standard

The PCIe Gen4 x4 interface is used to connect to the motherboard. The drive communicates according to the NVMe 1.4 standard specifications, which is designed for efficient work with flash memory, and it also works in PCIe 3.0 slots to maintain compatibility with older systems, albeit with limited transfer speeds.

ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB SSD in a PlayStation 5

The design and performance of the ADATA Legend 960 MAX drive fully meet Sony's requirements for expanding the internal storage of the PlayStation 5 games console. The integrated heatsink's dimensions fit perfectly into the expansion slot, so users can install and run games directly from the drive with no compromise in loading speed, even on the most demanding titles.

Efficient cooling

An aluminium passive heatsink takes care of heat dissipation from key components. Its densely finned surface uses the principle of convection, increasing the surface area for heat transfer to the surroundings and reducing the operating temperature by up to 40%. This solution maintains stable drive performance and prevents it from slowing down due to overheating during intensive and prolonged use.

Random access performance of the 1TB NVMe SSD

The drive achieves up to 750000 operations per second for random read (IOPS) and up to 630000 operations for random write. These values are key for fast system response and smooth multitasking. A high IOPS count directly affects how quickly the drive processes requests to read and write small, randomly located data blocks, thereby speeding up work with thousands of small files.

Data protection with the ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB drive

The integrity of stored data is supported by LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) coding technology. This mechanism detects and corrects errors that can occur during data transfer in real time, and hardware-based 256-bit AES encryption is used to protect sensitive information by securing the drive's contents against unauthorised access.

Performance acceleration

To further speed up operations and system loading, the drive uses a combination of two technologies. SLC Caching dynamically allocates a portion of the memory cells to a higher write speed mode for short-term acceleration, and the DRAM Cache Buffer serves as a fast cache for frequently used data.

Managing the ADATA Legend 960 MAX 1TB drive

The manufacturer offers the SSD Toolbox utility software for download. This tool provides users with an overview of the drive's status based on S.M.A.R.T. attributes, including its temperature, remaining lifespan, and total data written. The software also provides important firmware updates that can improve the drive's performance or stability over time.