It appears to be like just like the ‘sequel curse’ has hit Apple MacBooks, as there have been experiences that the SSDs on their newest M2-powered laptops are acting at virtually half the speeds in comparison with their M1 predecessors. This drawback was found after the primary batch of laptops hit the shops and have been bought by shoppers. Nevertheless, it appears to be restricted to the bottom mannequin 13-inch MacBook Professional, which acquired a processor improve this yr.
In 2020, Apple launched their first set of M1-powered laptops, which included the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Professional. These laptops took no time to develop into fan favourites as their efficiency numbers have been tremendous spectacular. Each these laptops acquired a processor improve this yr when Apple introduced their M2 chip. Whereas the design of the MacBook Professional remained the identical, Apple determined to overtake the look of the MacBook Air. This put doubt within the minds of everybody about whether or not individuals would purchase the bottom M2 MacBook Professional (13-inch) over the Air. Properly, now, there appears to be one other argument in opposition to the ‘Professional’ mannequin.
This efficiency dip was first reported by YouTubers Max Tech and Created Tech. They acquired their arms on the M2 MacBook Professional (13-inch) and ran the Blackmagic Disk Pace Check on the units. From the assessments, it was revealed that the bottom mannequin M2 mannequin, had 34 per cent slower write speeds than the M1 mannequin, and the learn speeds have been down by 50 per cent. The strangest factor is that this efficiency dip was solely seen within the base 256 GB variant of the laptop computer, whereas the higher-end ones, with extra storage, didn’t have this concern.
These have been numbers reported by the YouTuber Max Tech from the assessments:
- M1 MacBook Professional: 2900 MB/s (learn pace) and 2215 MB/s (write pace)
- M2 MacBook Professional: 1446 MB/s (learn pace) and 1463 MB/s (write pace)
When Created Tech eliminated the again cowl of the laptop computer, it was that Apple, as a substitute of placing two 128 GB NAND chips within the base variant like final yr, Apple had included just one 256 GB NAND Chip within the M2 mannequin. This appears to be essentially the most possible reason behind the efficiency dip. Nevertheless, the rationale for this alteration stays beneath the wraps. One of many possible causes may very well be the worldwide chip scarcity that compelled Apple to chop down the chip. In any case there was no communication from Apple but. Now that this concern has been uncovered although, will probably be attention-grabbing to see how Apple reacts to it.
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