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Measuring performance of different SSDs using Stibium 1.0b3

A new version using Mach absolute time brings accuracy to a few microseconds, and a Help page. Tests progress well, and continue to make interesting comparisons.

December 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

Comparing SSD performance between T2 and M1 Macs with Stibium

Developing an app to assess the real-world performance of SSDs: initial results from a T2 Mac and an M1 Mac mini are different but there’s no simple answer to which is the faster.

December 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Drag racing SSDs

A lot safer than racing through the English countryside in the dead of night, and perfectly legal. So why can’t we get a clear answer to how well an SSD performs?

December 13, 2020 Macs, Technology

How fast is the SSD inside an M1 Mac?

How fast is the internal SSD? Benchmarks range from around 2.7 GB/s up to nearly 20 GB/s. Which are right? Some new figures, in need of more measurements.

December 12, 2020 Macs, Technology

How fast is an M1 Target Disk?

How to connect your M1 Mac in Target Disk mode, avoiding an endless restart loop, and how fast to expect it to perform. Plus more on benchmarks.

December 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: There’s more to the M1 than speed

What were the first things you tried out on a new M1 Mac? Benchmarks, perhaps, or tested battery endurance? Try looking at Recovery Mode – that’s more important.

November 29, 2020 Macs, Technology

Achieving the CIS Apple macOS 10.15 Benchmark

If you’re working towards this benchmark (or those for earlier versions of macOS), or want to maintain systems to its requirements, I have something to help you.

September 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

It’s not about the speed, not entirely: Mac mini, iMac Pro, iPad Pro and benchmarks

Is the new Mac mini the best-performing for its cost? Does the new iPad Pro rival better desktop systems in benchmarks? Let’s look at those figures more carefully.

November 22, 2018 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Testing a Mac Pro

How can my colleague test a new Mac Pro properly, to see whether it will solve his performance problems?

September 22, 2015 Macs, Technology

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