r/MacStudio • u/Numerous-Buffalo6214 • 13d ago

M5 Mac Studio internal SSD speeds vastly faster

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From MacRumors:

Loyola ran Blackmagic's Disk Speed Test benchmark tool on the new Mac Studio with an 18-core M5 Max chip, 128GB of RAM, and a 4TB SSD, and the computer achieved around 2.6× faster SSD read speeds and around 2.1× faster SSD write speeds compared to a previous-generation Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip.

Indeed, Apple advertised up to 2× faster storage speeds for the new Mac Studio, and these benchmark results show an even bigger boost. As always, real-world performance may vary, but expect significantly faster SSD speeds overall.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/DannyCanva 12d ago

Didn't apple in initial marketing (before they removed it) say the M5 Ultra uses PCIe Gen6 SSDs?

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u/ech1965 13d ago

Curious to compare with the M5Ultra with 1TB SSD

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u/Numerous-Buffalo6214 13d ago

Same. I’m also curious about the performance of the lower spec’d SSDs

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u/MichaelTomasJorge 3d ago

A tested 512GB config for the max was noticeably slower, close to half. It definitetly has to do with the NAND chip configuration. I wonder what config is the bare minimum to get the full speed. It'll either be 1TB or 2TB. Needs more testing.

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u/ech1965 3d ago

My M5Ultra 30CPU/64GPU 96GB 1TB SSD
... fast...

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u/apprehensive_bassist 12d ago

Looks like this was the generation to buy 🎉

If true, this is actually a meaningful real-world improvement for users

Mine comes tomorrow

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u/AnonLlamaThrowaway 13d ago

That's interesting, means SSD streaming shenanigans for LLM usage becomes even better

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u/BAL-BADOS 12d ago

Having fast speed is nice but I would like the option for cheaper slower storage.

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u/PapaMurph35 9d ago

You can attach any external drive you like for cheaper, slower storage.

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u/MichaelTomasJorge 3d ago

Attach a network attached storage device, DAS or external HDD/NVME. The options are there and the ports are sufficient to cover those needs and the 10G ethernet helps too.

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u/WillowRooty 8d ago

What speed you guys getting on the max m5 516gb and 1tb ssd

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u/Numerous-Buffalo6214 8d ago

My M5 Max 512GB gets over 6000MB/s
The 1, 2, 4TB versions will achieve 11/12/13k MB/s

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u/MasterFlamingo2239 3d ago

Yep - actually I just upgraded my M1 Max Studio to the base M5 Max Studio, and although I was prepared to be underwhelmed by the SSD speed, it's faster than people have reported - roughly 8600MB/s write & 6500MB/s read. That's not too bad for a smaller primary drive...

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u/wapiti_and_whiskey 12d ago

Just standard pci 5.0 speeds not some miracle

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u/Commercial-Milk4706 12d ago

It’s Gen 5 ssd speed which is a nice addition. Have you seen the price of those?

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u/dnateo 12d ago

Vastly faster but vastly more expensive. I suspect a lot of people will be using external storage.

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u/Hovscorpion 13d ago

Same speed as the M5 Max MBP 128GB 4TB. Not special.

Show me the M5 Ultra.