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NextGen SSD 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 246% (59th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: EDGE NextGen SSD
Poor: 162%Average: 246% Great: 364%

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Outstanding average bench

The Edge NextGen SSD 500GB averaged 146.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Edge NextGen SSD 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 661MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,043MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Edge NextGen SSD 500GB is 202%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Edge NextGen SSD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 974MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 59246%
Min Avg Max
1,287 Read 2,043 3979
734 Write 1,357 2,494
129 Mixed 974 1,669
333 SusWrite 985 1518
298% 1,340 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 4K Read 51.2 66.4
47.6 4K Write 122 200
37.5 4K Mixed 67.2 96.4
228% 80.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
581 DQ Read 861 1,252
68.4 DQ Write 658 1,101
211 DQ Mixed 661 1,093
521% 727 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
382GB free
Firmware: SVN139B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2475 1867 620 509 621 634 MB/s
364% Outstanding
Read 3979
Write 2,494
Mixed 1,669
SusWrite 1,121
512% 2,316 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 84.4
282% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,154
DQ Write 1,017
DQ Mixed 1,093
817% 1,088 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: SVN139B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1495 1479 1502 1471 1452 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 2,152
Write 1,242
Mixed 961
SusWrite 1,468
324% 1,456 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 79.3
265% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,293
DQ Write 1,071
DQ Mixed 945
772% 1,103 MB/s
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1955 1682 490 1219 673 472 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 1,657
Write 1,792
Mixed 1,426
SusWrite 1,082
335% 1,489 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 82.9
278% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 562
DQ Mixed 491
412% 601 MB/s
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1174 1275 1071 1211 966 1198 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1385
Write 784
Mixed 715
SusWrite 1,149
225% 1,008 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 50.2
169% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 791
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 540
434% 618 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A2S8MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 331 302 350 281 314 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,980
Write 734
Mixed 690
SusWrite 351
205% 939 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 41.5
186% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 721
DQ Write 68.4
DQ Mixed 211
200% 333 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A2S8MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 319 254 251 251 270 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1,956
Write 1,354
Mixed 129
SusWrite 333
207% 943 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 37.5
118% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 581
DQ Write 612
DQ Mixed 578
440% 591 MB/s

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CPU
Core i7-11850HIntelBench 89%, 3,563 samples665x
Core i9-11950HIntelBench 92%, 660 samples332x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples165x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples728x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 8%, 595 samples157x
RTX A3000 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 90%, 872 samples151x
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NextGen SSD 500GBEdgeBench 246%, 9 samples1x
RAM
HMAA2GS6CJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 3,591 samples361x
M471A2G43BB2-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 1,112 samples129x
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples86x
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