The M5 MacBook Pro hides a key improvement: an SSD is 211% faster in reading than the M4
Although the aesthetic changes in the new MacBook Pro with the M5 chip are minimal, the internal improvements are relevant. A recent comparison has revealed that the SSD memory of the new laptop It is much faster than the previous generation, the MacBook Pro with the M4. Speed tests show an astonishing difference, reaching up to 211% more performance in reading speeds.
The comparison, carried out by the YouTube channel Max Tech, used the popular Blackmagic Speed Test tool to measure storage performance. Before testing, a look inside both machines revealed that the internal layout is very similar. Both the M5 and M4 use a similar thermal solutionnamely a single fan and a heat sink, and both feature two NAND memory chips to optimize the performance of the SSD.
The M5 exceeds 6,000 MB/s in both reading and writing
Despite the internal physical similarities, the results of the speed test were very different. The MacBook Pro M5 managed to overcome the 6,000 MB/s barrier in both reading and writing. In the test of sequential readingthe M5 reached 6,323 MB/sa figure 211.3% faster than the 2,031 MB/s recorded by the MacBook Pro with the M4.
The improvement in writing speed was also notable, although not as extreme. The M5 MacBook Pro registered 6,068 MB/s writingwhich represents an improvement of 84.31% compared to the 3,293 MB/s of the M4 model. These figures put Apple’s built-in storage on par with best NVMe PCIe Gen 4 drives performance commonly found in high-end desktop and laptop computers.
Although Apple has not detailed the exact specifications that justify this jump, as some specialized media suggest, these speeds are probably due to the fact that a updated SSD driver on the M5 plate. For the user, this improvement directly translates into a much more agile user experience. As you can imagine, applications will open faster, large files will be handled more smoothly, and the system in general will feel faster. Interestingly, the same tests also noted that although the M5 can reach high temperatures (up to 99°C) under heavy load, remains below the MacBook Pro M4 in the same circumstances.
