As far as performance is concerned, the new MacBook Pro is beyond any doubt. The first generation of Apple’s notebooks with the M1 Pro and M1 Max left nothing to be desired in this regard, and the company has made the most of the recently introduced successors. In the first test reports, for example, one could read that the performance was “crazy” (see ). However, CPU and graphics power are only half the battle for many applications. The speed of the SSD must be right, especially for demanding video rendering and RAW development of images, so that the entire system works efficiently.SSD speed test: MacBook Pro (2023) writes faster
In this discipline, Apple also provides more performance with the M2 Pro and M2 Max, as shown in the first speed tests by MacWorld and Tom’s Guide show. However, the benchmarks give a mixed picture when comparing the results of the 14″ MacBook Pro (2023) with its predecessor, which is equipped with an M1 Pro. The Blackmagic Disk Test showed that the new generation of premium notebooks from Cupertino offers higher write speeds than the previous model, but is a bit more reserved when reading data. However, the 13″ MacBook Pro M2 that was released last year is clearly surpassed in both ratings. The following table shows the performance determined by MacWorld.
| device | SSD Write | SSD Read |
| 16″ MacBook Pro M2 Pro | 6,471 | 5,372 |
| 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro | 5.321 | 5,797 |
| 13″ MacBook Pro M2 | 3,022 | 2,776 |
The 16″ MacBook Pro (2023) is almost 22 percent faster than the previous model when writing to the SSD, but about 8 percent slower when reading. Incidentally, both also apply to the 14-inch version of the new generation, for which Tom’s Guide determined almost identical values (read: 6168, write: 5392). In everyday use, however, the measured speed differences should only be noticeable to a much lesser extent, if at all. Other factors such as the size of the files and the capacity of the built-in SSD play an important role here.
Intel Macs and Windows notebooks don’t stand a chance
The comparison of the SSD speeds with Intel notebooks from both Apple and other manufacturers is also interesting. None of the such devices tested by either news site came close to matching the MacBook Pro with M2 Pro.
| device | SSD Write | SSD Read |
| 16″ MacBook Pro M2 Pro | 6,491 | 5,372 |
| 16″ MacBook Pro Core i9 (2019) | 2,670 | 2,560 |
| Dell XPS 15 | 4,468 | 4,045 |
| HP EliteBook 840 G9 | 5.207 | 4,784 |
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