Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
2011 MacBook Pro 15 @ 2.3 GHz w/ 16 GB RAM and Crucial M4 SSD Benchmarks
- Thread starter NickZac
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I was bumpin some heavy programs the other day so this should show how my 16 GB is helping me. Only about 2.5 GB of that was inactive too...
Yeah I am really conflicted as far as enabling TRIM...
Hey I have a six pack! (of doughnuts)
Yeah I am really conflicted as far as enabling TRIM...
Hey I have a six pack! (of doughnuts)
Attachments
hey Nick, did you buy your crucial directly from their website?
----------
----------
Any links at where they sell 16GB for 150$? I am interested and all I can find is 240+
As a follow-up for anyone interested, I decided not to enable TRIM on my Crucial M4 after reading that the Marvell controller actually has the best (rather than the worst) garbage collection of SSDs because the Marvell was designed for non-TRIM environments. I move a decent amount of data
not as much as some but more than others. So 6 months after getting it, here is what I have: 256 MB/s Read and 500 MB/s Write.
While none of my SSDs have had terrible slowdowns, this has had absolutely no slowdown whatsoever in both real world and benchmarked testing. My other M4s have shown the exact same results. So at least as of now, I see no reason to enable TRIM for what I do.
While none of my SSDs have had terrible slowdowns, this has had absolutely no slowdown whatsoever in both real world and benchmarked testing. My other M4s have shown the exact same results. So at least as of now, I see no reason to enable TRIM for what I do.
Attachments
Again, it amazes me how judgmental people are on this forum. And when I got the RAM, Crucial recommended 1333 as did OWC and so I went with their recommendations. IIRC the 1600 would give about 5% RAM boost, which is pretty substantial in some cases but I favored their advice over the gain after reading some issues people had with the 1600s that were readily available at the time.
People have issues with everything. 1600mhz runs fine in 2011s. People also have issues with 1333, issues exist with everything.
Looks fine to me OP, I have the same macbook, though 512GB M4 and only 8GB RAM.
Here's my BlackMagic and GeekBench. Not sure why my GeekBench is 500 points higher, maybe you had too many programs open when running?
Here's my BlackMagic and GeekBench. Not sure why my GeekBench is 500 points higher, maybe you had too many programs open when running?
Attachments
Here's what I have using NovaBench and BlackMagic Disk Speed Test. I'm not sure how accurate NovaBench is because it's a free app.
RE: Low Geekbench Score?
Hey I noticed that your Geekbench Score was 10981 on a Macbook Pro (Early 2011) 2.2gHz Quad Core with 16GB DDR3 ram. I have a Macbook Pro (Late 2011) 2.2gHz Quad Core with 16GB (Corsair Vengeance DDR3 - 1600Mhz)) an I just checked mine and I'm getting between 9600 and 9800's on multiple tests. Do you know why that's happening? I am using the free version of Geekbench. Are you using the paid 64bit one?
Hey I noticed that your Geekbench Score was 10981 on a Macbook Pro (Early 2011) 2.2gHz Quad Core with 16GB DDR3 ram. I have a Macbook Pro (Late 2011) 2.2gHz Quad Core with 16GB (Corsair Vengeance DDR3 - 1600Mhz)) an I just checked mine and I'm getting between 9600 and 9800's on multiple tests. Do you know why that's happening? I am using the free version of Geekbench. Are you using the paid 64bit one?
Thanks for the quick response! I did EVERYTHING to figure out if it was something wrong with my processor. I actually went to the extent of running the Apple Hardware Test and a bunch of other stuff like error checking the ram etc.
Here are some speed tests with the Samsung 830 256GB and Vertex 4 256GB SSDs, I will be adding a Corsair Force GT 240GB SSD to the test when it arrives next week.
Although the M4 is a good, reliable SSD, I decided not to include it in my test because of its inferior Write Speeds.
Although the M4 is a good, reliable SSD, I decided not to include it in my test because of its inferior Write Speeds.
Attachments
No worries, my rMBP (2.3/16/256) scored a hair over 12k.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/964237
My 2011 15" MBP I had, with 8GB 1600MHZ Ram, 128GB Vertex 3 scored 11,607
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/420269
Nice! Yeah I just got mine in March prolly not the best time since the new Ivy Bridge Macbooks were coming around the corner, but in my mind the first generation of Ivy Bridge didn't offer the performance or battery life jump that I would've wanted. I do understand the graphics are significantly better both with the integrated and the discrete graphics cards but overall it just wasn't enough to make me wait. I did install 16GB of Corsair Vengeance (runs at 1600mHz) and a SanDisk 480GB SSD. So I'm pretty happy. I think the next gen may offer more of a performance bump and battery life boost so I guess I'm good for now.
----------
Yeah I see not to much of a difference between the 2012 and the early 2011. So you actually prove my point.
----------
Yeah I see not to much of a difference between the 2012 and the early 2011. So you actually prove my point.
Yea, if honestly you dont care about USB3, then a 2011 is a good choice to save some money, especialy if you go refurb.
I WANTED the USB3 lol. That was huge for me. then I ended up going with the rMBP and now the Retina is HUGE for me.
Yeah I have a 2TB Time Capsule which takes care of everything. Actually keeps me from downloading large files onto my MacBook Pro and decreases the number of writes on the drive. I use a Seagate FW800 portable drive right now (I get almost 60-70%) of what people have been posting about USB3.0 speeds and intend to get the Thunderbolt adapter in the future. I went with a new one and I got a Apple Care extended warranty on it so I'm good for a few years.
I just upgraded my 2011 MBP to 16gb of ram. Wanna add the 512 Samsung 830, my question is the following. I have the original apple 256 ssd and I also bought the caddy to put he extra ssd on the caddy. Should I put the Samsung 830 there or switch the 256 apple to the caddy and the Samsung to the main bay?
Put the 830 in the main HDD bay as its SATA III, the Optibay is only SATA II on 2011 Machines
There you go again, throwing up your Samsung 830 speed tests when ever somebody starts a thread about their Crucial M4. How about we stick to the topic
Everybody knows that samsung has one of the fastest SSD's.
There you go again, throwing up your Samsung 830 speed tests when ever somebody starts a thread about their Crucial M4. How about we stick to the topic
I dont even own Samsung SSD. I have a rMBP, these are tests I did on a 2012 13" MBP to see speed differences.
----------
If the Apple SSD is SATA III yes it will, but the Apple SSD is still slower than the 830, so why slow the 830 down?