
Those results were the same for both laptops. The storage device did not affect the results in tests that rely solely on the graphics processor or CPU. Importing and exporting iMovie files was faster on the SSD model, as was opening a large Word document in Pages. Unzipping the file from the Zip test file took 38 seconds on the SSD model, compared to 65 seconds on the standard model.

Zipping a 2GB folder took 2 minutes, 33 seconds on the SSD model, while the same task took just over 3 minutes on the standard model. Duplicating a 1GB file took just 13 seconds on the SSD model, while the standard model took 29 seconds.

Overall, results from our Speedmark 6.5 test suite showed that the SSD-equipped MacBook Pro is 20 percent faster than the standard model with a hard drive. You also get faster application launches, and faster disk functions.
