Microsoft has unveiled significant performance improvements in its Edge browser, including a milestone First Contentful Paint under 300 ms and a 9% overall speed increase on benchmarks—designed to make Edge feel faster and more responsive for users worldwide
1. ⚡ Blazing Fast First Contentful Paint (FCP)
Edge now renders initial page content—like text and images—in under 300 ms, overcoming the industry threshold for perceived speed and boosting user satisfaction
2. 🧪 9% Performance Gain in Benchmarks
With Edge 134, Microsoft achieved a 3–9% boost on the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark, driven by optimizations in navigation, startup, and page responsiveness
3. 🗂️ WebUI 2.0 Powers UI Snappiness
The shift to WebUI 2.0 architecture has improved dozens of UI components—including settings, downloads, history, and tab management—by up to 40–76% faster, particularly on devices without SSDs
4. 🖱️ Enhanced UI & Feature Responsiveness
Edge now delivers quicker interactions—1.7% faster navigation, 2% faster startup, and 5–7% smoother page responsiveness. Other features like split-screen mode and AI-powered Read Aloud also perform significantly better theverge
5. 🔧 Continued Optimization Ahead
Despite Edge’s global market share being under 5%, Microsoft is committed to expanding improvements—focusing next on Print Preview, Extensions, and more—making Edge increasingly competitive with Chrome
✅ Summary
By reaching an under-300 ms FCP, delivering a 9% benchmark boost, and speeding up core UI and features through WebUI 2.0, Microsoft is transforming Edge into a noticeably faster, more efficient browser option—well-positioned to win back users and rival Chrome.
