Microsoft says Edge is now much faster

Microsoft announced in a blog post that its Edge browser is now significantly faster than before.

“Through a concerted effort over the past few months, we’ve reached an important milestone: achieving a global First Contentful Paint (FCP) of under 300 milliseconds,” the company writes.

FCP measures how quickly a browser starts displaying content on a web page, and a value below 300 milliseconds means that content is displayed almost immediately. Microsoft points out that loading times above 300 to 400 milliseconds can have a negative impact on the user experience.

Note that FCP is not the same as the entire page being fully loaded.

According to Microsoft, Edge has achieved an average of 40 percent faster load times for 13 key features, including settings, reading aloud, split screen, and workspaces. You can see a demonstration in the video below.