ADATA Legend 970 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. ADATA Legend 970 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs.

ADATA's Legend 970 not only has a chunky aluminium heatsink but for extra cooling, it has a tiny built-in fan. On top of that the cooling fins have had a surface crystallization treatment to increase the overall air contact area. The combination works well although you can hear the fan from time to time, it's certainly not a wailing banshee that some tiny fans tend to be. During our benchmarking runs, the hottest the drive got was 60° C during the CrystalDiskMark 8 default write test. It averaged 48.3° C for the non-4K tests.

For the 4K-based tests, the MP700 PRO averaged 40.33°C.

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