ADATA releases LEGEND 970 PCIe 5.0 SSD

ADATA has proclaimed the advent of their illustrious LEGEND 970 SSD, a device conformed to the M.2 2280 specification, employing the PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. This remarkable product is constructed to befit the cutting-edge motherboards of Intel and AMD while maintaining backward compatibility with PCIe 3.0/4.0 platforms.

The LEGEND 970 SSD is furnished with a Phison Electronics PS5026-E26 controller and Micron’s 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory, reaching a maximum capacity of 2TB. The device adopts an SLC caching algorithm and DRAM Cache Buffer, conferring unique advantages in system loading and data caching. Moreover, it supports LDPC error correction and AES 256-bit advanced encryption technologies, safeguarding the precision and security of data transmission. The unit achieves peak sequential reading and writing speeds of 10,000 MB/s, with a maximum random read and write of 1,400K IOPS. Its Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is 1,600,000 hours.

In an innovative touch, ADATA has equipped the LEGEND 970 SSD with a dual-layer aluminium alloy heat sink, incorporating a patented active cooling design. An inbuilt miniature fan facilitates the swift dispersal of heat from the aluminium cooling module. ADATA postulates that, compared to conventional passive cooling designs, this approach could reduce temperatures by 10%, ensuring consistent performance output during extended periods of high-speed operation. ADATA’s aspiration is for the LEGEND 970 SSD’s superior thermal design to become the benchmark for the next generation of storage devices.

Furthermore, users can employ ADATA’s exclusive, complimentary SSD Toolbox to monitor the LEGEND 970 SSD’s operational status in real-time. ADATA pledges to provide a five-year global limited warranty for the LEGEND 970 SSD, though pricing and specific release dates remain undisclosed for now.