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NextGen SSD 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 269% (47th of 1071)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: EDGE NextGen SSD
Poor: 264%Average: 269% Great: 275%

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Outstanding average bench

The Edge NextGen SSD 250GB averaged 169.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Edge NextGen SSD 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 482MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,489MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Edge NextGen SSD 250GB is just 11.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Edge NextGen SSD 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 676MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 47269%
Min Avg Max
2,318 Read 2,489 2,537
994 Write 1,072 1,120
1,050 Mixed 1,152 1,190
595 SusWrite 676 724
297% 1,347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
62 4K Read 66.3 67.8
140 4K Write 155 162
84 4K Mixed 86.7 88.4
294% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
802 DQ Read 817 829
843 DQ Write 860 893
472 DQ Mixed 482 486
461% 720 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1081 1020 643 276 263 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 2,537
Write 1,110
Mixed 1,190
SusWrite 724
307% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 87.8
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 486
465% 727 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 1071 1076 374 277 260 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 2,529
Write 1,066
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 686
300% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 87.2
296% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 851
DQ Mixed 481
460% 719 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1051 1073 433 334 261 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 2,520
Write 1,083
Mixed 1,164
SusWrite 700
301% 1,367 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 87
295% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 483
460% 717 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 1065 1042 575 261 262 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 1,083
Mixed 1,151
SusWrite 710
300% 1,361 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 85.7
292% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 484
461% 719 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1076 901 434 481 244 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,479
Write 1,075
Mixed 1,148
SusWrite 700
298% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.4
292% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 807
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 483
459% 713 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 1082 853 600 261 261 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,492
Write 1,069
Mixed 1,155
SusWrite 687
298% 1,351 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 86.5
294% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 481
456% 710 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 931 891 305 501 259 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 2,318
Write 994
Mixed 1,050
SusWrite 625
275% 1,247 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 84
283% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 815
DQ Write 851
DQ Mixed 472
454% 713 MB/s
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Gaming 181%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 279%
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Motherboard: Asrock TRX40 Taichi

CPU
Ryzen TR 3960XAMD  $1,350Bench 87%, 6,609 samples47x
Ryzen TR 3970XAMD  $1,900Bench 86%, 5,130 samples20x
Ryzen TR 3990XAMDBench 86%, 1,222 samples3x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples15x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples10x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples8x
SSD
NextGen SSD 250GBEdgeBench 269%, 17 samples9x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples4x
F4 DDR4 3600 C18 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 1,258 samples3x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 143%, 14 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $2,497

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