EVER If you like this article, please share it! -> Jony Ive : Waterproof iPhone not happening. Either way, it is almost 3.5X faster than the 512 GB SSD used in the Early 2013 MacBook Pro. The Early 2015 MacBook Pro's SSD is almost 2.2X faster than the previous generation MacBook Pro (Mid 2014)'s SSD! Enabling FileVault 2 reduced its write speed by 3.3%. The improvement in its write speed is even more phenomenal. Whether you enable FileVault 2 or not, it is more than 3.5X faster than the 512 GB SSD used in the Early 2013 MacBook Pro. Even with FileVault 2 enabled, its read speed only dropped by 2.8%. The latest Apple SSD, as used in the 13' MacBook Pro (Early 2015) has almost double the read speed of the previous generation Apple SSD used in the Mid 2014 MacBook Pro.
Now, let's compare its performance to the 512 GB solid state drives used in the previous generation 13' MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) and the 15' MacBook Pro from early 2013.