Edge

E3 SSD 512GB

E3 SSD 512GB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -21%Read 3%, Write -20%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -7%Read 2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -32%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -41%, ADQ Write -42%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 83.7% (429^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: EDGE E3 SSD

Poor: 59%Average: 83.7% Great: 109%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Edge E3 SSD 512GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Edge E3 SSD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 150MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Edge E3 SSD 512GB is 50%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Edge E3 SSD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 279MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 308MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 42983.7%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 471	518
182	Write 338	448
59.9	Mixed 279	463
138	SusWrite 308	438
78% 349 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.7	4K Read 24.3	33.2
26.3	4K Write 71.7	107
7.4	4K Mixed 31.7	47.3
115% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	DQ Read 232	279
18.5	DQ Write 203	304
18.9	DQ Mixed 150	204
131% 195 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 15 months ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1007C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 411 456 451 444 422 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 326

SusWrite 423

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 43.4

156% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 203

172% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

428GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 217 221 215 217 237 MB/s

81.5% Excellent

Write 237

Mixed 238

SusWrite 220

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 81.3

4K Mixed 32.5

120% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 172

148% 220 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

394GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 254 260 257 261 263 MB/s

75.3% Very good

Write 262

Mixed 258

SusWrite 258

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 29.3

98% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 175

154% 231 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

93GB free

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 244 246 244 246 244 MB/s

75.2% Very good

Write 244

Mixed 234

SusWrite 244

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 55.8

4K Mixed 28.5

98% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 171

152% 229 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

349GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 295 337 306 314 325 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 340

Mixed 104

SusWrite 311

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 27.7

4K Mixed 24

73% 23.3 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 53.6

DQ Mixed 118

95% 140 MB/s

USA-User, 8 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 224 193 106 70 56 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 256

Mixed 264

SusWrite 138

64% 290 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 26.3

4K Mixed 25.7

86% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 25

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 41.5

42% 64 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP ProDesk 600 G1 TWR

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	1,020x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	849x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	311x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	331x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	224x

SSD
E3 SSD 512GBEdgeBench 84%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	52x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	40x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 13,591 samples	26x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $114

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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 512GB

Average Bench: 83.7% (429^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (429^th of 1072)