TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD LEGEND 860 with 500GB (SLEG-860-500GCS) from ADATA.
Score
5670
Price/GB
0,11 $


Technical data
Image LEGEND 860
Manufacturer ADATA
Model number SLEG-860-500GCS
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 173 GB approx.
Read speed 5000 MB/s
Write speed 3000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 160 Terabyte
Controller Realtek RTS5772DL
Price ca. 53 USD (= 0,11 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
70 %
Write speed
77 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 5670 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4543,84 MB/s
4042,93 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
65,11 MB/s
158,81 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1730,51 MB/s
1724,14 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,024 ms
0,129 ms
Score
2250
2287
Total score
5670

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of July 22, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2066,35 MB/s
1,11 s
Program
many small files
1118,19 MB/s
6,29 s
Game
small and large files
1895,14 MB/s
3,65 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the ADATA SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 5000 MB/s and 3000 MB/s respectively ).

AS SSD TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5250,72
4394,34
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3795,83
4437,51
RND4K
Q32T16
2198,92
2028,09
RND4K
Q1T1
69,93
168,23

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5.007,50
4.190,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3.620,00
4.231,90
RND4K
Q32T16
536.845,00
495.138,00
RND4K
Q1T1
17.073,50
41.072,50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.596,63
1.904,77
SEQ1M
Q1T1
276,04
236,09
RND4K
Q32T16
951,27
1.031,85
RND4K
Q1T1
58,46
24,22

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 173 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 3714 MB/s and written with 1801 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the ADATA M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the ADATA M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: ADATA LEGEND 860 500GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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