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MBP 2021 - SSD Speed Comparison - Please Contribute!
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16" M1 Pro 8/14, 16GB, 1TB
But I seem to be getting some pretty wild variations in that speed though, all else being equal. I did this test a few days ago at the same stress level and got a much higher speed on write. I also tested earlier today for a much lower write speed -- like a range of 5000-6700.
¯\_( ツ)_/¯
But I seem to be getting some pretty wild variations in that speed though, all else being equal. I did this test a few days ago at the same stress level and got a much higher speed on write. I also tested earlier today for a much lower write speed -- like a range of 5000-6700.
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It tends to vary from time to time in my Mac's too which is normal. Just a fair warning, do not run speedtests too often, it wear SSD due to lots of writes on the disk during test.
So looking at this thread, is the general concensus still that the 4tb config is the fastest?
Generally speaking, if you’re looking for the “7.4Gbs” advertised SSD speeds by Apple, the 4TB and 8TB can hit that target. I have seen a few 2TB models hit close.
Will you really notice a wrist speed of 5xxx MB/s vs 7xxx MB/s? It's one thing seeing a graph while running a benchmarking program and quick another saving an excel spreadsheet and seeing its 2 tenths of a second faster.
Such thread doesn't exist because the numbers largely remain the same. Except of course the 512GB base models, which got almost half the speed of 2021's.
Would any of this be different for the M3 Max chips?
What would be the speed difference between 4tb and 8tb on an M3 Max 14inch? Would there be any noticeable power usage difference?
What would be the speed difference between 4tb and 8tb on an M3 Max 14inch? Would there be any noticeable power usage difference?
I am interested as well in some M3 (Max/Pro) benchmarks for 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB.
just got the base 16" m3 with a 512gb SSD. I was within the return period for the m2 Pro 512gb
m2 Pro 512
3300/3500
m3 Pro 512
4500/5600
which alone IMO is a good improvement.
Drooling over the 8tb read and writes into the 8000MB/s
m2 Pro 512
3300/3500
m3 Pro 512
4500/5600
which alone IMO is a good improvement.
Drooling over the 8tb read and writes into the 8000MB/s
Swapped it for the 14" un-binned M3 Pro with a 1TB SSD
awesome speeds 7100MB/s write and 5100MB/s read
awesome speeds 7100MB/s write and 5100MB/s read
Huh. Excuse me 👀👀. That’s insane with just the 1TB SSD.
I’m tempted to go for an M3 Max. This is nice to see.
I can’t imagine the 2TB or 4TB.
I’m tempted to go for an M3 Max. This is nice to see.
I can’t imagine the 2TB or 4TB.
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Looks like Apple did a complete SSD overhaul this year.
From 5900 Write on M1 Max to 7100 write on M3 Pro. 😍😍.
*not to discredit the M1 Max speeds* still king 👑
From 5900 Write on M1 Max to 7100 write on M3 Pro. 😍😍.
*not to discredit the M1 Max speeds* still king 👑