Slow login/boot on M2 Max

[desmortum]

Greetings.

So I installed Sequoia on Mac Studio with M2 Max and immediately noticed that after I type user password after reboot, it takes ridiculous amount of time to load. To be precise, after I reboot, it takes 9 seconds for login screen to appear, and after I type password, it takes other 20 seconds to show desktop. So total of around 30. I used iOS stopwatch to measure excluding me typing password. It's my fourth Mac I do not remember any OS being THAT slow on any of them. In fact, Monterey was up in 13 secs on 2017 iMac I had before.

I have FileVault enabled and same set of apps I had on Sonoma without any antivirus. I tried disabling background items and do not have login items. Strong feeling it's the OS.

Anybody else has measurements or suggestions on how to improve this?

 

[maverick100]

What devices, external hd, ssd; etc.; are connected?

 

[desmortum]

What devices, external hd, ssd; etc.; are connected?

USB-DAC and studio display. Disconnecting DAC affects nothing.

 

[desmortum]

Seems to be fixed in macOS 15.1. After update, preboot before login is same 10 but after login, it takes 6-7 seconds to reach desktop now.

 

[1974sharks]

I see this topic isn't closed yet, hence my reply to this. If i need to start a new topic, please let me know.

I have an Apple Macbook Pro (M2 MAX) and i am experiencing the exact same issue as the topicstarter.
Macbook Pro M2 MAX
macOS: Sequoia 15.5
I have Filevault turned on (company-policy) and no option to turn it off. My Macbook is managed bij JAMF but my colleagues are not experiencing this issue.
Since i updated from 15.4 to 15.5 the issue started for me.
In total, when i move my mouse or press a key on my keyboard when my screensaver is active, i have to wait about 30 seconds before i see my desktop so its exactly as the topicstarter experienced. Only my macOS version is newer.
I have no external disks connected to my laptop. Only my Monitor through USB-C.
My macbook normally logs in using my Apple Watch. I also tried disconnecting my Apple Watch but that does not fix it. The "wait" time stays exactly thesame.

Checkdisk (First Aid) will not resolve it. The only apps that i have in my startup-items are: Dynamic wallpaper, Google Drive and Passwords. The apps that are allowed to check in the backgrounds for updates and such are:
1Password
Adobe Creative Cloud
Guillaume Louel - Airial screensaver
Google Updater
I have not tried reinstalling my macbook yet, i was hoping someone knows about this issue.