The recently released M2 MacBook Pro continues to be confusing.
Overall, Apple’s new entry-level MacBook Pro, powered by the M2, offers remarkable power improvements over its M1 counterpart – while it comes to storage speed.
According to YouTube channels Max Tech and Created Tech (via MacRumors), the base model Apple M2 MacBook Pro with 256 GB of memory has lower SSD speeds than the latest generation M1 MacBook Pro. Both YouTube channels tested storage speeds with the Blackmagic Disk Speed test, an application that allows users to test the transfer speed of internal and external storage.
Overall, the M2’s SSD is 34 percent slower than the M1 in terms of write speed, with a read speed offering a 50 percent difference.
Below are the test results from Max Tech:
- M1 MacBook Pro: 2900 MB / s (read speed) and 2215 MB / s (write speed)
- M2 MacBook Pro: 1446 MB / s (read speed) and 1463 MB / s (write speed)
Interestingly, this drop seems to be included only in the M2 MacBook Pro with lower storage space, with higher storage options, offering speeds very similar to the M1, according to YouTuber Aaron Zolo.
The slower speed seems to be due to the fact that the 13-inch MacBook Pro with 256 GB of memory has only one NAND flash chip for storage, while the previous generation offers two NAND chips with 128 GB each.
Is the average consumer likely to notice a difference in performance? Probably not. However, this is still a disappointing move by Apple and something that those interested in making the M2 MacBook Pro should be aware of.
In my experience, the M2 MacBook Pro performed great and compared extremely well, although the technology giant had to make it clear that this decline exists.
Source: Max Tech, Created Tech, zollotech (YouTube) By: MacRumors, 9to5Mac
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