Edge

E3 SSD 256GB

E3 SSD 256GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -23%Read 3%, Write -25%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -15%Read 3%, Write -25%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -44%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -42%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -124%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 81.2% (469^th of 1071)

Based on 35 user benchmarks. Model: EDGE E3 SSD

Poor: 64%Average: 81.2% Great: 96%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Edge E3 SSD 256GB averaged just 18.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Edge E3 SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 116MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Edge E3 SSD 256GB is 31.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Edge E3 SSD 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 306MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)

Rank 46981.2%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 469	523
252	Write 325	387
9.2	Mixed 304	436
148	SusWrite 306	386
78.5% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.8	4K Read 24	32.2
11.6	4K Write 67.6	102
13.6	4K Mixed 30.2	44.7
111% 40.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.94	DQ Read 230	281
25.4	DQ Write 193	307
0.47	DQ Mixed 116	192
113% 180 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 18 months ago.

160GB free

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 385 386 387 386 387 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 387

Mixed 153

SusWrite 386

79% 356 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 44.7

154% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 146

DQ Mixed 192

148% 206 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 218 228 199 201 185 MB/s

78% Very good

Write 286

Mixed 283

SusWrite 217

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 58.8

4K Mixed 30.4

105% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 181

162% 245 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 320 313 354 339 330 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 370

Mixed 313

SusWrite 329

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 45.5

4K Mixed 27.3

91% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 190

157% 224 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 352 362 332 205 315 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 371

Mixed 312

SusWrite 318

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 53.8

4K Mixed 31.3

105% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 29.3

DQ Mixed 38.9

55% 109 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 286 289 291 299 299 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 295

Mixed 285

SusWrite 291

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 46.2

4K Mixed 27

90% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 180

157% 233 MB/s

PAK-User, 4 months ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 281 335 373 361 375 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 342

Mixed 306

SusWrite 337

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 45.5

4K Mixed 27.9

91% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 25.5

DQ Mixed 45.7

60% 116 MB/s

AZE-User, 11 months ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 310 346 345 355 362 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 348

Mixed 294

SusWrite 333

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 33.6

4K Mixed 24.3

79% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 36.3

DQ Mixed 72.6

54% 73 MB/s

AZE-User, 10 months ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 227 314 338 318 302 MB/s

49.7% Average

Write 288

Mixed 238

SusWrite 291

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 12.6

4K Write 21.9

4K Mixed 16.9

52% 17.1 MB/s

DQ Read 97.7

DQ Write 70.6

DQ Mixed 85.3

63% 84.5 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Lenovo 80NV

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,598x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	392x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,273x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	714x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	2x

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E3 SSD 256GBEdgeBench 81%, 35 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	266x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	234x
M471A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,545 samples	141x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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E3 SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 81.2% (469^th of 1071)

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