FASTEST MACBOOK PRO SSD!!!

[Madabout 3]

I'm actually waiting for an offer to get a late 2013 rmbp 15" i1 DG, was toying with the idea to buy a maxed out mid-2012 non retina for easy repairs, before I found out the limitations of the read/write capabilities.

Hows the heat coming up on this MZ-KPV1T00/0A8 ?

I read some about people getting up to 90 deg.C on the SM951 (2013 MacPro) running on Macbook Pros.

If this works, its going to be a full yes with the 2013 rmbp.

 

[ThePerfectCircle]

I haven't seen any heat increase whatsoever.

Only blistering fast performance increase!

 

[smbu2000]

I haven't seen any heat increase whatsoever.

Only blistering fast performance increase!

I know you've already solved your problem, but I just wanted to say that the previous generation 1TB drives (SM1024F) also run at a 4x link according to system report, but the performance is still much lower than your newer drive.

This is a screenshot from my Late 2013 15" rmbp (max version 2.6/1TB) and while the speeds can't reach what your newer drive are. Mine benched at 950MB/s write and 870MB/s read, it is still higher than the 700's that the lower capacity ones from the 2013/2014 models reach.

I think I remember seeing a thread from way back saying that their 2014 1TB drive benched at faster than that.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ssd-speeds-on-mid-2014-rmbp.1766006/

Anyway, hope you're enjoying your new even faster drive!

 

[theitsage]

Late 2013 to Mid 2015 MacBook Pro have x4 controller on the logic board. The PCIe flash storage themselves are the difference. Some smaller capacity drives run at 2x. The older high capacity drives run at 4x but its max speed were slower than the SSBUX drives.

 

[soccerjoe5]

Hello folks! I've got a late 2013 MBP 15 and was wondering if I get that fast drive, would I be able to see any difference? I've looked at my System Info and it says PCI Link Width x2 - would I be able to utilize any speed boost of a PCIx4?

 

[Audit13]

You could go with a third party nvme drive too: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/

 

[nigelbb]

You could go with a third party nvme drive too: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/

If you read through that thread you will find loads of people have issues with the non-Apple SSDs & the required adapters ranging from problems with sleep & hibernation to kernel panics.

I upgraded my late 2013 15" rMBP from 512GB to 1TB with an Apple SSUBX that I found on eBay at a good price. It was slightly more expensive than a Samsung 960 or whatever but easily worth paying the extra for peace of mind & hassle free upgrade. I wanted the extra capacity but the fact that it's made the system noticeably faster is a nice bonus.

 

[soccerjoe5]

If you read through that thread you will find loads of people have issues with the non-Apple SSDs & the required adapters ranging from problems with sleep & hibernation to kernel panics.

I upgraded my late 2013 15" rMBP from 512GB to 1TB with an Apple SSUBX that I found on eBay at a good price. It was slightly more expensive than a Samsung 960 or whatever but easily worth paying the extra for peace of mind & hassle free upgrade. I wanted the extra capacity but the fact that it's made the system noticeably faster is a nice bonus.

Oh cool! When you installed that 1TB SSUBX drive does it show up as PCI x 4?

 

[nigelbb]

Oh cool! When you installed that 1TB SSUBX drive does it show up as PCI x 4?

Yes.

Apple SSD Controller:

Vendor: Apple
Product: SSD Controller
Physical Interconnect: PCI
Link Width: x4
Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s
Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported

APPLE SSD SM1024G:

Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,555,581,440 bytes)
Model: APPLE SSD SM1024G
Revision: BXW1SA0Q
Serial Number: S299NYAGA02059
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
EFI:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
File System: MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name: disk0s1
Content: EFI
Volume UUID: 0E239BC6-F960-3107-89CF-1C97F78BB46B

disk0s2:
Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,345,825,280 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s2
Content: Apple_APFS

 

[Audit13]

If you read through that thread you will find loads of people have issues with the non-Apple SSDs & the required adapters ranging from problems with sleep & hibernation to kernel panics.

I upgraded my late 2013 15" rMBP from 512GB to 1TB with an Apple SSUBX that I found on eBay at a good price. It was slightly more expensive than a Samsung 960 or whatever but easily worth paying the extra for peace of mind & hassle free upgrade. I wanted the extra capacity but the fact that it's made the system noticeably faster is a nice bonus.

Yes, some drives have fewer problems than others.

I'm using an Intel drive with no problems. It's not the fastest but it is being used in a Macbook Air which is not a speed demon.

I went the third-party route because the difference between the Intel and OEM Apple was too large to ignore for myself and others in the thread.

Glad you got what you wanted and needed.