So I was wondering how fast these things really are. The processor in mine isn't a screamer (2.4 GHz dual-core i5 Haswell). Does the PCIe storage and Haswell architecture really speed the thing up that much compared to a regular HDD and an Ivy Bridge chip?
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How fast is the 13" Late 2013 MacBook Pro?
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Is there really that big of a difference? I know flash is a lot faster data transfer wise but I thought Haswell was only supposed to improve battery life?
Yep, great combo. See how your combo compares. Be sure to check bothe single and multi core 64 bit.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
I just stuck a 4x PCIe SSD in my late 2013 rMBP and the read write speeds are excellent, much faster than stock.
So as aftermarket drives come out that can utilize the bandwidth, the i/o performance will be pretty awesome.
So as aftermarket drives come out that can utilize the bandwidth, the i/o performance will be pretty awesome.
Biggest difference is the PCIe storage compared to hard disk.
The Haswell CPU is barely faster than Ivy Bridge (overall 5-10%).
Thats what I always say. Pcie is capable of much more. Thats why its good the mbs are upgradeable that way.