ADATA Legend 860
ADATA
67 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO
Samsung
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ADATA Legend 860
No customer feedback yet
Samsung 990 PRO
88 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
Users are highly satisfied with this SSD, praising its exceptional speed and reliable performance for gaming and photo editing. One user noted thermal concerns during heavy gaming, reaching 62°C without a heatsink, but overall sentiment remains very positive. The drive is easy to install and has proven durable over a year of use.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Easy installation
- Reliable performance
- Good value for refurbished price
Cons
- Thermal concerns under heavy load
- No heatsink included
Speed 5
Reliability 3
Ease of installation 2
Value for money 1
Thermal performance 1
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| ADATA Legend 860 | Samsung 990 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ADATA Legend 860
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (76th percentile)
- Strong endurance (69th percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)6th %ile
Samsung 990 PRO
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.