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The New MacBook Pro Features 'Fastest SSD Ever' In a Laptop (macrumors.com)
Last week, Apple refreshed the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models, bringing newer Intel processors and quieter keyboards. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro also just so happens to feature the fastest SSD ever in a laptop, according to benchmarks from Laptop Mag. Mac Rumors summarizes the findings: The site's tests were performed on the $2,499 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar equipped with a 2.7GHz quad-core 8th-generation Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, Intel Iris Plus 655, and a 512GB SSD. A file copy test of the SSD in the new MacBook Pro, which Apple says supports sequential read speeds of up to 3.2GB/s and sequential write speeds up to 2.2GB/s, led Laptop Mag to declare the SSD in the MacBook Pro "the fastest ever" in a laptop. Higher capacity SSDs may see even faster speeds on disk speeds tests. A BlackMagic Disk Speed test was also conducted, resulting in an average write speed of 2,682 MB/s.
On a Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark, the 13-inch MacBook Pro earned a score of 18,055 on the multi-core test, outperforming 13-inch machines from companies like Dell, HP, Asus, and Microsoft. That score beats out all 2017 MacBook Pro models and is faster than some iMac configurations. 15-inch MacBook Pro models with 6-core 8th-generation Intel chips will show even more impressive speeds. With that said, the 13-inch MacBook Pro didn't quite measure up to other machines when it came to GPU performance. "The 13-inch 2018 MacBook Pro uses Intel's Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 128MB of embedded DRAM and was unable to compete in a Dirt 3 graphics test, getting only 38.8 frames per second," reports Mac Rumors. "All Windows-based machines tested offered much better performance."
On a Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark, the 13-inch MacBook Pro earned a score of 18,055 on the multi-core test, outperforming 13-inch machines from companies like Dell, HP, Asus, and Microsoft. That score beats out all 2017 MacBook Pro models and is faster than some iMac configurations. 15-inch MacBook Pro models with 6-core 8th-generation Intel chips will show even more impressive speeds. With that said, the 13-inch MacBook Pro didn't quite measure up to other machines when it came to GPU performance. "The 13-inch 2018 MacBook Pro uses Intel's Iris Plus Graphics 655 with 128MB of embedded DRAM and was unable to compete in a Dirt 3 graphics test, getting only 38.8 frames per second," reports Mac Rumors. "All Windows-based machines tested offered much better performance."
A 5 year old computer is slower than a new one? I' m shocked.
Making it worthless unless you like super expensive and shit servers that only run one OS.
The cost of manufacture is a pretty small portion of the total cost of these systems. Sure, the marginal cost of a single CPU is fairly low, but the R&D investment is massive and the fab itself is several billion dollars that needs to be recouped somehow.
Never underestimate the stupidity inherent in all human beings.
You could have bought a $500 laptop, tossed a $100 SSD in it, and been equally blown away.
I have an SSD and it boots instantly. Apps and game levels are near instantaneous. Speed isn't my problem. With games taking up 100GB now, even my 500GB SSD is constantly running out of space. When I do upgrade, I'll get a fast replacement, but size, not speed will be my primary requirement,
You paid $2500 for a device that was built for maybe $300. I don't understand why people continue to pay such prices for mainstream technology.
For once, I totally agree. Macs are insanely overpriced by any measure. And the days of "it just works" are far, far behind us. That may have been true at some point but not now.
I have no idea why people buy Macs in general- the hardware is crazy expensive, fixing them is crazy expensive, performance is okay but nothing to brag about, and the Mac ecosystem is a jumbled hodgepodge of half-baked shit. iTunes is the best example of a shit UI and functionality all rolled into a bloated mass of crap that's basically just a fucking file sync system (when it works).
But then I also don't understand why people buy pre-ripped jeans. They pay triple for an artificially ruined piece of clothing ("artfully distresssed" in fashion lingo) and then brag about it. WTF?
Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
I want magsafe so my toddler won't destroy my mac while crawling around, a few usb ports I can use without a dongle, my F-keys, and a sane keyboard.