In addition to getting the new Force Touch trackpad, the new 15” MacBook Pro with Retina display also received faster PCIe-based flash storage, which Apple says is up to 2.5X faster than the previous generation.
After unboxing the new model, OWC has tested the new SSD in QuickBench 4.0. And as you can see, the speed lives up to Apple’s promise of faster storage with throughput up to 2GBps.
UPDATE: OWC Now Offers SSD Upgrades for 2013-Current MacBook Air & MacBook Pro with Retina display models and OWC Reveals Apple Boot Camp Support for SSDs
It is worth noting that unlike the 12” MacBook released earlier this year, which uses an Apple SSD, the 15” rMBP that OWC has tested uses a Samsung SSD. It also should be pointed out that the new 15” rMBP does not use the NVM Express SSD protocol. And rest assured that our own flash upgrade will be coming soon for this model as well :)
UPDATE: OWC Tests Show 1TB SSD in 2015 15” rMBP Outperforms 256GB Model
Check out below from the results of our testing on the new 15” MacBook Pro with Retina display:
If you need an external drive for Time Machine or to expand your MacBook Pro with Retina display’s storage, OWC has a great selection of portable and desktop drives. And be sure to check out our Thunderbolt Central page for high performance Thunderbolt solutions.
What do you mean when you mentioned – “ the new 15” rMBP does not use the NVM Express SSD protocol “ ?
Did you mean specifically for this test or the model specifically does not support the NVME protocol ?
Still no news about the SSD 1To for MacPro Retina Mid2014 ? Impossible to find such a Drive on Earth :(
OWC today announced the all-new Aura SSD for Mid 2013 and Later Mac laptops: http://blog.macsales.com/35431-owc-unveils-aura-ssd-flash-storage-upgrades-for-mid-2013-and-later-macs
Hello, any news about ssd upgrade ?
I bought the model with 512 GB SSD and 16 GB Ram and force touch, and I dont need upgrades.
I still have my 2012 MacBook Pro with the 500GB 5400 RPM HDD :P
It takes literally 50 seconds to boot up.
OWC today announced the all-new Aura SSD for Mid 2013 and Later Mac laptops: http://blog.macsales.com/35431-owc-unveils-aura-ssd-flash-storage-upgrades-for-mid-2013-and-later-macs
and when can we expect the ssd upgrade for mbpr 2014?
still eagerly awaiting an upgrade for my 2015 rMBP, do you have aaaany info on dates?
I would like to know how soon “soon” is? I’m in desperate need of a replacement SSD for my 13″ 2015 MBP. Can you give us an estimate to how far away a release is?
Your internal MBPr ssd upgrade is long time coming. But as long as you say it’s coming, you’ve got a customer in waiting.
How does the SSD performance of this 2015 15″ MBPr compare with the recently announced 13″ MBPr?
Hi Jim, we tested the 13″ model when it was released. You can find the results here.
Are the early 2015 rMBP 13″ ssd interchangeable with mid 2015 rMBP 15″ ssd?
When will the replacement SSD for the 13″ 2015 MBP with Retina be announced?
Thanks