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SSD Speed Test for MacBook Pro 14-inch M2 Pro 1TB
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The screen shot itself states m1 MacBook Pro. Is this just b/c it is not updated/labeled properly?
Looks to be a typo in the name of the screenshot. It says 2023 ... M1.
I really appreciate OP taking the time to share the results. I really hope the 1TB ssd speeds on the M2 Pro 14” are the same as the M1’s. I myself have ordered the M2 14” 10c/16c, 1 TB, so I would like identical if not better SSD speeds as the previous gen 🥺
Later today I’ll post my benchmarks. I have that same system (as of a couple days ago)… M2 Pro 10 core 1 TB 32 GB RAM but have been ultra busy with teaching since it’s arrived and haven’t had time to tinker much.
In real world use I already love it; I previously had an M1 Pro 8 core 512 GB / 16 GB 14” MBP. It’s also really great but for my needs I was always burning way into swap space territory. 16 GB RAM is not enough when teaching with Xcode, multiple simulators open, screen recording, and sometimes running Zoom too. When screen recordings of a live lesson that you can’t easily re-record fail due to low RAM… that’s not good. Cussing in front of students: frowned upon. 😅
I would love that! I have the exact same configuration. I agree, having that extra ram really does wonders. Not to mention, with everything being so efficient with these bad boys, why not add more ram for longevity. To your new amazing rig. and to another semester of smooth sailing zoom calls.
I got 16GB of RAM on my machine. And while I do have around 7-8GB of RAM free I am afraid that I will go into swap territory sooner or later but all I do is browse, music, movies here and there, and emulators. No like big projects maybe light video editing and music production in the future... but $500.00 CDN is so much for an extra 32GB
If I were you I wouldn’t worry about it. Like you said it’s a steep price to pay and you honestly don’t need it
16GB of ram is more than enough, but if you want to future proof your machine then that’s another story. Your machine is more than enough and you will be fine with it for years to come!
16GB of ram is more than enough, but if you want to future proof your machine then that’s another story. Your machine is more than enough and you will be fine with it for years to come!
OK, I ran a comparison because I still have the old machine around.
Old machine is:
M1 Pro 8 core MacBook Pro 14" inch, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM
New machine is:
M2 Pro 10 core MacBook Pro 14" inch, 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM
Screenshots below.
Not too many people seem to be posting benchmarks for this "entry level" system-on-a-chip.
Hope this helps.
Editorial... I'm more than satisfied with how the 10-core M2 Pro compares to the 10-core M1 Max and the 12-core M2 Pro.
And to one of the earlier posters, yeah – $500 CDN for another 16 GB of RAM is definitely a tough pill to swallow. 😬
My use case definitely benefits from more RAM, as opposed to, say, keeping the base-level 16 GB of RAM and paying for the 12-core M2 Pro.
If money were no object... alas, definitely not the case for me.
Old machine benchmarks first:
New machine benchmarks:
Old machine is:
M1 Pro 8 core MacBook Pro 14" inch, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM
New machine is:
M2 Pro 10 core MacBook Pro 14" inch, 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM
Screenshots below.
Not too many people seem to be posting benchmarks for this "entry level" system-on-a-chip.
Hope this helps.
Editorial... I'm more than satisfied with how the 10-core M2 Pro compares to the 10-core M1 Max and the 12-core M2 Pro.
And to one of the earlier posters, yeah – $500 CDN for another 16 GB of RAM is definitely a tough pill to swallow. 😬
My use case definitely benefits from more RAM, as opposed to, say, keeping the base-level 16 GB of RAM and paying for the 12-core M2 Pro.
If money were no object... alas, definitely not the case for me.
Old machine benchmarks first:
New machine benchmarks:
This is all so perfect 😍 thank you so much! More confident with my purchase now!
