Filevault performance on 2016 Macbook

[Cristim74]

Hi there,

Has anyone tried FileVault on the 2016 MacBook and if so noticed any performance degradation?

Thanks,
Cristian

 

[Mike Boreham]

I have FileVault enabled on all my Macs. Not done any back to back but find situation perfectly acceptable.

My understanding is that the main effect is a small penalty during boot up while the drive is unlocked.

 

[doboy]

Don't really notice it much other than during boot. 2016 rMB is suppose to be much better than 2015 per Ars review.

 

[Cristim74]

I never shut it down, I just let it go into standby so bootup time should not be an issue.

 

[Mike Boreham]

Hi there,

Has anyone tried FileVault on the 2016 MacBook and if so noticed any performance degradation?

Thanks,
Cristian

Ars Technica review has a special section on Filevault effect on 2015 and 2016 models. Scroll about two-thirds down or search.

 

[Floris]

Ars Technica review has a special section on Filevault effect on 2015 and 2016 models. Scroll about two-thirds down or search.

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[maflynn]

Ars Technica review has a special section on Filevault effect on 2015 and 2016 models. Scroll about two-thirds down or search.

Looks like the newer model is much better with File Vault enabled

Performance on the new MacBook is dramatically better whether it’s encrypted or not,

I didn't realize the older model bogged down a bit with File Vault

 

[Cristim74]

I have turned it on on my rMB. So far there is no noticeable performance degradation.

 

[solo118]

Mine is on, same here no performance penalty.