#Apple external ssd case pcie usb3 full#

No matter what combination of enclosure or NVMe SSD resulted in the same performance. and no render files in Final Cut Ross ran some YouTube-type H.264 renders. Working with a 4K timeline with multiple tracks, LUTs, corrections, etc. There was a limiting factor with the external SSD but going from USB4 to Thunderbolt 3 was much faster. Ross ran some basic transfer tests as well moving files from an external SSD to the enclosures and then from the enclosures to one another.

AmorphousDiskMark: 3050 MB/s read, 1025 MB/s write.

Blackmagic: 2700 MB/s read, 2485 MB/s write.

AmorphousDiskMark: 3115 MB/s read, 1125 MB/s write.

Blackmagic: 2750 MB/s read, 2575 MB/s write.

AmorphousDiskMark: 2875 MB/s read, 1575 MB/s write.

Blackmagic: 2500 MB/s read, 2475 MB/s write.

The meat of these types of tests is always the benchmarks. USB 4 is supposed to be faster and simpler and bring together part of the Thunderbolt spec вЂ“ assuming it works the way itвЂ™s designed.

#Apple external ssd case pcie usb3 full#

There are actual nice upgrades with USB 4 that bring it on paper close to Thunderbolt 3.ДЄpparently, the M1 MacвЂ™s have a controller that runs a modified version of USB 4 that gets up to 20 Gb/s and might not even be getting that full amount either. For all those editors out there looking for the fastest performing NVMe SSD setup, this is something to check out. To help find out, creator Kevin Ross got his hands on a couple of external SSDs to do actual tests between USB 4 and Thunderbolt 3 on an M1 Mac mini. Also, there seem to be odd reports about Thunderbolt 3 speeds and the M1. It sounds minor вЂ“ and is minor until more USB 4 devices are released вЂ“ but it does mean that users can begin to take advantage of the new architecture with new devices. Snuck into the announcement of the M1 Macs was that the Thunderbolt 3 ports were also USB 4 compatible.