Performance
Performance has been tested on the mini PC from Minisforum, which features the latest AMD Ryzen 255H processor, 128GB DDR5-5600 SODIMM memory, and ADATA MARS 980 BLADE 2TB SSD as an OS storage. All tests were performed in a Windows 11 Pro x64 environment with the latest updates.
As usual, I will start with the ATTO Disk Benchmark. It’s one of the most popular storage benchmarks, and the results are easy to compare at home.
ATTO benchmark results are consistently slightly below the maximum specified values, and this is also the case for read bandwidth, which reaches up to 6.64 GB/s. The write bandwidth is up to 6.37 GB/s.
CrystalDiskMark shows us higher bandwidth – over 7.1 GB/s read and over 6.8 GB/s write. Writes are significantly more than we can see in the LEGEND 900 PRO’s specifications.
Random bandwidth is also respectable for this type of SSD, over 1 million IOPS.
Let’s look at UL PCMark series benchmarks. In these tests, we can observe how the SSD performs in a mixed-load environment, which simulates a real-world workload.
The results in PCMark 10 are not the highest, but they are pretty good for an HMB and QLC SSD. The bandwidth is higher than we could see in the last reviews of similarly specified SSDs.
The 3DMark Storage Benchmark result is not the highest, but again, it’s not bad for the specifications. It’s also better than that of previously tested QLC and HMB SSDs.
The Blackmagic storage benchmark focuses on decoding performance, giving us a different perspective.
The LEGEND 900 PRO passes all tests without issues and is capable of decoding at all supported resolutions.
The final tests will include random read and write operations in the AIDA64 Disk Benchmark. These tests take approximately 12 minutes each on the ADATA SSD.
Random read bandwidth reached an average of about 2GB/s, while random write bandwidth reached an average of as high as 2.13GB/s. Both results are relatively standard, but it’s not an issue, as we don’t expect anyone to use the LEGEND 900 PRO SSD for extended high-load read and write tasks.
The LEGEND 900 PRO is not the fastest SSD on the market, and we can easily find faster options in ADATA’s offer. However, its performance should satisfy most users, and its price is compelling.
