ADATA 2TB SSD Legend 970 Pro PCIe Gen5x4 NVMe M.2 internal gaming SSD / Up to 14,000/11,000 MB/s read/write speeds / Self-powered, cable-free cooling system/ Compatible with Intel and AMD / SLEG-970P-2TCI + FREE DELIVERY !

The ADATA Legend 970 Pro is a 2TB NVMe SSD on a PCIe Gen5x4 interface, reaching up to 14,000 MB/s read and 11,000 MB/s write so games and large files load quickly. It carries its own built-in cooling system that needs no extra cables or power, stays cool under heavy work, and runs on both Intel and AMD systems.

The LEGEND 970 PRO runs the PCIe Gen5 x4 interface and is compliant with NVMe 2.0 standards, delivering its performance on both Intel and AMD systems. For animation and graphics creation, where project files are read and written continuously rather than in single bursts, that interface is what keeps the drive from becoming the bottleneck.

Sequential read and write speeds of up to 14,000/11,000MB/s put the LEGEND 970 PRO at double the pace of PCIe Gen4 SSDs and eight times faster than PCIe Gen3 models. It is also backward compatible with PCIe 4.0 and 3.0, so the drive works in an older board now and reaches full speed once the platform catches up.

The LEGEND 970 PRO uses a uniquely designed heatsink with double-layer extruded aluminum fins and a micro fan, reducing drive temperature by up to 20% compared to traditional fanless designs. The heatsink comes pre-installed, so confirm your installation space allows for it and check compatibility with your motherboard's own M.2 heatsink, removing that one first if necessary.

The integrated fan requires no additional power supply, so there are no extra cables to route and no spare header to find on the motherboard. Installation stays plug-and-play: the drive goes directly into the M.2 slot and the cooling arrives with it, which keeps a Gen5 storage upgrade down to a single step.

The rapid heat generation from high-speed PCIe 5.0 connections outpaces what traditional heatsinks can shed, which leads to performance drops and potential system crashes. The LEGEND 970 PRO answers that with an optimized active heat dissipation mechanism developed through extensive thermal simulations, holding stable performance under sustained high-speed conditions rather than only in short bursts.

A precision heat spreader and a metal heat dissipater transfer heat off the SSD into the dual-layer aluminum fins, where a built-in fan draws cold air in, circulates it and expels the hot air. That airflow loop is what separates the design from a passive heatsink, which can only wait for surrounding case air to carry heat away.

Meticulously selected 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory sits behind the storage, with the LEGEND 970 PRO line reaching capacities of up to 4TB. Advanced data protection and error correction technologies raise TBW (Total Bytes Written) and resilience, which is what counts on a drive handling large files and intensive workloads day after day.

An SLC caching algorithm and a DRAM Cache Buffer produce 4K random read/write performance of up to 1,800K/1,300K IOPS, the figure that governs how quickly many small files are handled at once. LDPC (Low Density Parity Check Code) technology backs it for data integrity and security while multi-file processing runs.

ADATA SSD Toolbox keeps the drive on the latest firmware and surfaces its built-in S.M.A.R.T. data, letting you track health, remaining lifespan, operating temperature and storage capacity. Watching lifespan and temperature over time turns drive maintenance into something proactive rather than a surprise discovered after the fact.