{"data":{"slug":"adata-legend-960","type":"ssd","brand":"ADATA","name":"LEGEND 960","aliases":["ADATA LEGEND 960","LEGEND 960 PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 2280 SSD","LEGEND 960 PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive","ALEG-960"],"release_date":"2022-08","url":"https://arkivo.dev/ssds/adata-legend-960","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["ALEG-960-1TCS","ALEG-960-2TCS","ALEG-960-4TCS"],"gtins":["4711085937506","4711085937513"],"announce_date":"2022-08-02","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.adata.com/en/consumer/category/ssds/solid-state-drives-legend-960/","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":5,"form_factor":"m2_2280","storage_gb":[1000,2000,4000],"interface":"pcie_nvme","pcie_gen":4,"pcie_lanes":4,"nvme_version":"1.4","cable_detachable":null,"controller":"Silicon Motion SM2264","nand_type":"tlc","nand_flash":"Micron 176-layer TLC (B47R)","nand_layers":176,"dram_cache":"dram","dram_cache_gb":2,"pcb_sides":"double_sided","seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6800,"random_read_iops":750000,"random_write_iops":630000,"endurance_tbw":1560,"mtbf_h":2000000,"operating_temperature_c":{"min_c":0,"max_c":70},"power_consumption_read_w":null,"power_consumption_write_w":null,"power_consumption_max_w":null,"power_consumption_average_mw":null,"power_consumption_idle_mw":null,"power_consumption_sleep_mw":null,"measured_seq_read_mbs":7120,"measured_seq_write_mbs":6596,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":87.08,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":300.51,"measured_slc_cache_gb":200,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":3590,"benchmark_3dmark_storage":null,"measured_max_temp_c":80,"measured_power_idle_mw":682,"heatsink":["with_heatsink"],"rgb_lighting":null,"ip_rating":null,"drop_test_height_m":null,"security_features":["aes_256_hardware"],"software_name":"ADATA SSD ToolBox","compatible_platforms":["pc","ps5"],"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":3.13},"weight_g":11,"in_the_box":null,"cables_included":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"ALEG-960-1TCS","gtin":"4711085937506","storage_gb":[1000],"seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6000,"random_read_iops":730000,"random_write_iops":610000,"endurance_tbw":780,"pcb_sides":"double_sided","launch_price_usd":129.99},{"model_number":"ALEG-960-2TCS","gtin":"4711085937513","storage_gb":[2000],"seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6800,"random_read_iops":750000,"random_write_iops":630000,"endurance_tbw":1560,"pcb_sides":"double_sided","dram_cache_gb":2,"measured_seq_read_mbs":7120,"measured_seq_write_mbs":6596,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":87.08,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":300.51,"measured_slc_cache_gb":200,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":3590,"measured_max_temp_c":80,"measured_power_idle_mw":682,"launch_price_usd":259.99},{"model_number":"ALEG-960-4TCS","storage_gb":[4000],"seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6800,"random_read_iops":700000,"random_write_iops":550000,"endurance_tbw":3120}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.adata.com/en/consumer/category/ssds/solid-state-drives-legend-960/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"ADATA's LEGEND 960 product page. adata.com answered 403 to every request in all regional versions tried, so no value was read from it and no data sheet was opened. The maker's figures come from the launch press release and from spec sheets that copy ADATA's data"}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/adata-legend-960-pcie-gen4-x4-m-2-2280-solid-state-drive/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","release_date","form_factor","interface","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","nvme_version","security_features","compatible_platforms","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"announce_date":"ADATA's press release as printed by Guru3D, published 2022-08-02","release_date":"The release is the launch announcement. Tom's Hardware's news of the same day says retail availability in 1TB and 2TB follows in the coming days and the 4TB later in August. TechRadar says the drive was released in October 2022. August 2022 is stored as the announcement and first availability month","form_factor":"Title and text: LEGEND 960 PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 2280 solid state drive","interface":"PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, backward compatible with PCIe 3.0","pcie_gen":"PCIe Gen4, the highest generation","pcie_lanes":"x4","seq_read_mbs":"Sequential read and write speeds of 7,400/6,800 MB per second, the 2TB figures. The release gives no test tool or host, and says the 1TB write is lower elsewhere. Base value is the 2TB model","seq_write_mbs":"Same sentence as read speed. Base value is the 2TB model","random_read_iops":"4K random read/write of up to 750K/630K IOPS, the 2TB figures. The release gives no queue depth or threads. Base value is the 2TB model","random_write_iops":"Same sentence as random read. Base value is the 2TB model","nvme_version":"Compliant with NVMe 1.4","security_features":"LDPC and AES 256-bit encryption. Icecat's sheet lists hardware encryption with 256-bit AES","compatible_platforms":"Supports the latest Intel and AMD platforms, desktop and notebook PCs, and works with PS5 consoles as expanded storage. The release names no operating system, so pc is stored. Tom's Hardware's news says the maximum read falls to 6,400 MBps in a PS5. The PS5 needs a heatsink and the drive has one in the box","warranty_years":"Backed by a 5-year warranty. No market is named","variants":"The release gives 7,400 and 6,800 MB/s and 750K and 630K IOPS, which are the 2TB figures"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adata-legend-960-ssd-pc-ps5","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["mtbf_h","controller","endurance_tbw","variants"],"notes":{"mtbf_h":"News of 2022-08-02 on the ADATA announcement: endurance of 1,560 TBW and an MTBF of 2 million hours with a 5-year warranty. The maker's MTBF is the same for all capacities in Icecat's 1TB and 2TB sheets","controller":"Silicon Motion SM2264 with SLC caching and a DRAM cache buffer","endurance_tbw":"Adata claims an endurance rating of 1,560 terabytes written, the 2TB figure. Base value is the 2TB model","variants":"2TB figures of 7,400 and 6,800 MBps, 750K and 630K IOPS and 1,560 TBW. The 1TB and 2TB were to reach retail in the coming days and the 4TB later in August 2022. No prices were given"}},{"url":"https://shop.aodatacloud.es/medias/datasheet_aleg-960-1tcs.pdf","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","operating_temperature_c","mtbf_h","dimensions_mm","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Icecat sheet for ALEG-960-1TCS, published 2025-07-28 and based on the manufacturer's data. EAN 4711085937506","operating_temperature_c":"Operating temperature range 0 to 70 C. The storage range of -40 to 85 C is not stored","mtbf_h":"Mean time between failures 2,000,000 h","dimensions_mm":"Width 22 mm, depth 80 mm, height 3.13 mm. The cooling type row reads heatsink. FPS Review prints ADATA's size as 80 x 22 x 3.13 mm with the heatsink and 80 x 22 x 2.15 mm without. The drive is stored with its heatsink since one is in the box","weight_g":"Weight 11 g. FPS Review prints 11 g with the heatsink and 8 g without","variants":"1TB row: 7,400 and 6,000 MB/s, 730,000 and 610,000 IOPS, TBW 780"}},{"url":"https://shop.aodatacloud.es/medias/datasheet_aleg-960-2tcs.pdf","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","storage_gb","form_factor","interface","pcie_lanes","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","endurance_tbw","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Icecat product codes ALEG-960-1TCS and ALEG-960-2TCS. The 4TB part number ALEG-960-4TCS comes from Tom's Hardware's spec table","storage_gb":"Capacity 2 TB for ALEG-960-2TCS and 1 TB for ALEG-960-1TCS. ADATA gives no byte definition in these sheets","form_factor":"Form factor M.2. The 2280 length comes from the press release title and the drive name","interface":"Interface PCI Express 4.0, NVMe, 3D NAND","pcie_lanes":"PCI Express interface data lanes x4","seq_read_mbs":"2TB sheet: read speed 7400 MB/s. The ADATA data behind the sheet gives no test tool or host. Base value is the 2TB model","seq_write_mbs":"2TB sheet: write speed 6800 MB/s. The 1TB sheet says 6000 MB/s","random_read_iops":"2TB sheet: random read 4KB 750000 IOPS. The 1TB sheet says 730000. Queue depth is not given","random_write_iops":"2TB sheet: random write 4KB 630000 IOPS. The 1TB sheet says 610000","endurance_tbw":"2TB sheet: TBW rating 1560. The 1TB sheet says 780","gtins":"Icecat sheet for ALEG-960-2TCS, published 2025-10-30. EAN 4711085937513. The sheet lists the same temperature, size, weight and MTBF as the 1TB sheet. No GTIN was found for the 4TB","variants":"2TB row: 7,400 and 6,800 MB/s, 750,000 and 630,000 IOPS, TBW 1,560"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/adata-legend-960-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","storage_gb","status","controller","nand_type","nand_flash","nand_layers","dram_cache","dram_cache_gb","pcb_sides","software_name","heatsink","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Spec table part numbers: ALEG-960-1TCS, ALEG-960-2TCS and ALEG-960-4TCS","storage_gb":"The review lists 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. It says the 4TB was not available at the time of review","status":"The review page, loaded on 2026-10-15, still shows a retailer deal of $567.83 for the 2TB. Amazon US ranked the 1TB at 358 on 2026-10-14. Stock was not confirmed, and the ADATA page could not be read","controller":"Spec table: SM2264 for 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. Text: a Silicon Motion SM2264, eight channels, 12 nm, quad-core Arm Cortex-R8, 1600 MT/s. FPS Review names it the SMI SM2264","nand_type":"Text: Micron 176-layer TLC (B47R) with thirty-two 64Gb dies in four packages","nand_flash":"Spec table: 176-Layer Micron TLC for all capacities. FPS Review writes ADATA branded (Micron B47R) 176-layer 3D TLC and PCPer writes Micron B47R 176-layer 3D TLC","nand_layers":"176 layers","dram_cache":"Spec table: DDR4 for all capacities. The 2TB sample has Samsung K4A8G165WC-BCTD DDR4","dram_cache_gb":"Text: the DRAM package is 1GB and the 2TB has two of them, 2GB in total. The 1TB DRAM size is not stated, so the 1TB row has none","pcb_sides":"Text: one DRAM and two NAND packages per side on the 2TB sample, so double-sided. FPS Review says the 1TB sample is also double-sided with flash on both sides","software_name":"Text: ADATA provides a download for its SSD Toolbox software package. PCPer names it the ADATA SSD ToolBox","heatsink":"Text: the drive comes with an installable heatsink or heatspreader that is easy to apply. FPS Review says it is in the box and not fitted. The separate LEGEND 960 MAX has a larger heatsink and is not this product. Stored as with_heatsink as for other drives with a heatsink in the box","variants":"Spec table per capacity: 1TB 7,400 / 6,000 MBps, 730K / 610K IOPS, 780 TBW. 2TB 7,400 / 6,800 MBps, 750K / 630K IOPS, 1,560 TBW. 4TB 7,400 / 6,800 MBps, 700K / 550K IOPS, 3,120 TBW. The 4TB was not available at the time of the review, 2023-03-15. Part number ALEG-960-4TCS. The table prices are street prices and not MSRP, so they are not stored. The 4TB row has no GTIN, DRAM size or flash readout"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/adata-legend-960-ssd-review/2","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["measured_seq_read_mbs","measured_seq_write_mbs","measured_random_read_q1_mbs","measured_random_write_q1_mbs","measured_slc_cache_gb","measured_post_cache_write_mbs","measured_max_temp_c","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"measured_seq_read_mbs":"2TB, page 2 of the review, published 2023-03-15. Test bench: Intel Core i9-12900K, Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Formula, 2x16GB DDR5-5600, Windows 11 Pro, drive tested as a secondary device. Each SSD is prefilled to 50% capacity. Active cooling for all SSDs unless noted. CrystalDiskMark peak sequential read 1MB QD8 is 7,120 MBps, read from chart. The test size is not stated. KitGuru did not review the drive","measured_seq_write_mbs":"CrystalDiskMark peak sequential write 1MB QD8 is 6,596 MBps, read from chart","measured_random_read_q1_mbs":"CrystalDiskMark random read 4KB QD1 is 21,259 IOPS, read from chart. Converted as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 to 87.08 MB/s","measured_random_write_q1_mbs":"CrystalDiskMark random write 4KB QD1 is 73,366 IOPS, read from chart. Converted to 300.51 MB/s","measured_slc_cache_gb":"Iometer sequential write, 1MB QD32, 15 minutes. Text: the 2TB writes in pSLC mode for just over 30 seconds at just under 6.5 GBps, demonstrating a cache of almost 200GB. Stored as 200","measured_post_cache_write_mbs":"Same test. Text: the TLC mode is 3.59 GBps, stored as 3590. The 1.28 GBps folding state that follows is not stored","measured_max_temp_c":"Text: the 2TB idled at 34 C and after 1TB of consistent writes hit up to 80 C but did not quite throttle. Ambient is typically 24 C, the load is sustained writes at full speed, and the page names a sensor and an infrared thermometer without saying which gave 80 C. The review says the included heatspreader keeps the drive from throttling, so the drive was most likely tested with it fitted","measured_power_idle_mw":"Quarch power module, idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled is 682 mW, read from chart","variants":"All measured values are for the 2TB model. 3DMark Storage on TH is not stored, since only StorageReview scores are used"}},{"url":"https://www.thefpsreview.com/2022/10/04/adata-legend-960-1tb-gen4-x4-m-2-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dimensions_mm","weight_g","pcb_sides","variants"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"Review of the 1TB ALEG-960-1TCS, 2022-10-04: the size is 80x22x3.13mm with the heatsink and 80x22x2.15mm without","weight_g":"It weighs 11g with the heatsink and 8g without","pcb_sides":"The 1TB sample is double-sided with flash on both sides","variants":"Launch MSRP: the review gives $129.99 for the 1TB and $259.99 for the 2TB, stored as launch_price_usd in those rows only. It names no region or tax, and the US dollar price is read as the US price without sales tax. The 1TB row is double-sided from this review. FPS Review measured 7,453 MB/s read and over 6,600 MB/s write in CrystalDiskMark on the 1TB, but the measured fields keep one reviewer, Tom's Hardware, so those are not stored"}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/reviews/adata-legend-960-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"TechRadar says the LEGEND 960 was released in October 2022 in the US, the UK and Australia and that a 4TB model was not yet available. The earlier press release date of August 2022 is stored"}}],"fields_filled":40,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}