A quick look at the QuickBench test shows that the hardware performs right in step (divide by 1,000) with these expectations.įor comparison, here is my Early 2016 MacBook (12″), which was released earlier this year: QuickBench 4.0 benchmark on Early 2016 MacBook (12″)Īs you can see, that’s a significant difference in both read and write speeds. Remember, Apple is claiming read speeds up to 3.1 GB/s for both the 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pro, and 2.1 GB/s write speed. QuickBench 4.0 benchmark on Late 2016 MacBook Pro Here is a benchmark taken from QuickBench showcasing both read and write speeds for the 256 GB PCIe SSD inside. The low-end 2016 MacBook Pro might not be as fast from a processing or graphics perspective, but when it comes to disk I/O, this thing flies. While that may be true, that doesn’t mean the 13″ low-end version of the new MacBook Pro is slow.

The results show, as Apple has claimed, that the SSD inside this machine is crazy fast.Īs our own Ben Lovejoy noted in an earlier post, the Late 2016 15″ MacBook Pro appears to have the fastest SSD in a production laptop machine. Stay tuned to the Rocket Yard for more Apple news and Tech Tips and visit for the best upgrades for your Mac. For USB-C adapters, docks and more visit: ’m still putting the (new) Late 2016 MacBook Pro (without the Touch Bar) through a variety of tests, but I just had to point out this SSD benchmark test that I ran using my favorite disk benchmarking utility, QuickBench.

SSD – Using NVMe driver and an Apple designed controller.

Keyboard – Keys seem to have a bit more throw then the MacBook.

(Note: this has been updated to reflect Apple’s Technical Specifications.)

Laptop automatically turns on when you open it regardless of pressing power button it also turns on automatically when plugged in with an open lid, according to Apple.

SSD had very strong tape covering the interface port.

Speaker module needs to be removed to pull SSD back.

Bottom was more difficult to remove than previous generations, but it was not glued.

Some noteworthy observations from the teardown: We were able to get our hands on the new standard 13” MacBook Pro for an unboxing and teardown and here is what we found (image gallery below). The first to arrive on shelves is the new “entry-level” 13” MacBook Pro, which is the model that does not feature the new Touch Bar or Touch ID. 13-inch MacBook Pro Late 2016 Unboxing and Teardown from on Vimeo.Īpple announced new MacBook Pro models at its “hello again” event Thursday.

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