All articles tagged with #ssd speeds
The MacBook Neo, starting at $599, uses much slower SSDs (about 1.735 GB/s read and 1.684 GB/s write) than the latest MacBook Pro with M5 Max (13.6 GB/s read, 17.8 GB/s write), a gap of up to roughly 8x in sustained speeds. The Verge benchmarks suggest transfers will be noticeably slower, though reviews say overall performance remains solid for its target audience.
The Verge finds the M5 Max’s headline upgrade is its much faster SSDs—up to 2x sustained read/write versus the M4 Max (about 13.6 GB/s reads and 17.8 GB/s writes on a 4TB drive). CPU gains are modest (about 8–9% single-core, ~10–14% multi-core) despite six 'super' cores and new performance cores. In practice, the upgrade is not a dramatic leap over the M4 Max, but it’s a meaningful improvement for those coming from an older M2 Max three years ago, especially if fast storage is critical. Full review to come.
The new M5 MacBook Pro significantly outperforms the M4 model in SSD read and write speeds, with up to 211% faster performance, thanks to an upgraded SSD controller, although it runs hotter under intensive workloads. The upgrade offers notable speed improvements for users, with the M5 model priced at $1,583 and the M4 at $1,349.
The base model 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip and 256GB of storage has faster SSD speeds compared to the equivalent model with the M2 chip, as confirmed by benchmark results from Max Tech. Apple's decision to switch back to using two 128GB storage chips for the new M3 model results in up to 33% faster write speeds and up to 82% faster read speeds. This change addresses the controversy surrounding the slower SSD speeds in the previous model and eliminates the need for customers to configure the laptop with at least 512GB of storage for optimal performance.
Users are reporting slower boot times and hobbled SSD speeds after installing Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update. The issue appears to be affecting super-fast NVMe drives, with some users reporting drops in speed from 7,000MB/s to as low as 1,000MB/s. Uninstalling the update seems to fix the problem, but it's embarrassing for Microsoft if it has once again pushed out an update that negatively impacts PC performance.