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ADATA Legend 800 vs ADATA Legend 800: Comparison
What is the difference between Legend 800 and Legend 800?
They are built to different briefs, and nand type shows it, Legend 800 TLC against Legend 800 QLC. The benchmark result agrees. Speed Score puts Legend 800 17% ahead, 6.4 against 5.3. Nand layers runs the same way, 128 on the Legend 800 versus 144 on the Legend 800, another win for Legend 800. Controller is not the same on both, IG5220 on the Legend 800 versus SM2267XT on the Legend 800. They differ on controller vendor too, InnoGrit on the Legend 800 versus Silicon Motion on the Legend 800.
Where the two are identical
Everything else lines up. Sequential read, sequential write, capacity, bus interface and dram cache read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing. They match on 2 further specifications as well.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Form Factor the same on the Legend 800 and Legend 800?
It is. Both are listed at M.2 2280, so it is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- ADATA Legend 800
- 6.4/10Best
- ADATA Legend 800
- 5.3/10-17%
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA
Model Number
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA Legend 800 (IG5220 + YMTC TLC CDT1B 512Gb)
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA Legend 800 (SM2267XT + Intel QLC N38A)
Series
- ADATA Legend 800
- Legend 800
- ADATA Legend 800
- Legend 800
Drive Type
- ADATA Legend 800
- Internal
- ADATA Legend 800
- Internal
Bus Interface
- ADATA Legend 800
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- ADATA Legend 800
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- ADATA Legend 800
- M.2 2280
- ADATA Legend 800
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2000 GB
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- ADATA Legend 800
- 3500 MB/s
- ADATA Legend 800
- 3500 MB/s
Sequential Write
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2800 MB/s
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2800 MB/s
Controller
- ADATA Legend 800
- IG5220
- ADATA Legend 800
- SM2267XT
Controller Vendor
- ADATA Legend 800
- InnoGrit
- ADATA Legend 800
- Silicon Motion
DRAM Cache
- ADATA Legend 800
- DRAM-less with HMB
- ADATA Legend 800
- DRAM-less with HMB
NAND Type
- ADATA Legend 800
- TLC
- ADATA Legend 800
- QLC
NAND Layers
- ADATA Legend 800
- 128-11%
- ADATA Legend 800
- 144
Which one should you pick?
Choose ADATA Legend 800 if you want the higher speed score (6.4 vs 5.3), the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB) and the higher sequential read (3500 MB/s vs 3500 MB/s).
Choose ADATA Legend 800 if you want the higher NAND layers (144 vs 128).