M5 MacBook Air’s SSD Speeds Beat M4 Pro Models, Obtains An Impressive 229.96% Performance Increase Over M4 MacBook Air Lineup
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Publish Date: 2026-03-08 15:46:00
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In addition to a chipset upgrade, the M5 MacBook Air has received a major boost in SSD performance, mimicking the gains obtained by the M5 MacBook Pro that launched last year. In fact, what’s remarkable about the latest comparison is that Apple’s latest portable Mac is faster than some premium M4 Pro models, not to mention that the machine runs circles around its immediate predecessors, the 13-inch and 15-inch M4 MacBook Air. Let us take a look at these SSD speeds in more detail.
Faster SSD speeds will enable the M5 MacBook Air to become more responsive than previous-generation models, making everyday tasks a breeze
Based on Blackmagic’s Disk Speed Test results for both the read and write categories, Apple’s NAND flash incorporated in the M5 MacBook Air likely supports the faster PCIe NVMe Gen 4 protocol, allowing the newer models to secure up to a mammoth 229.96 percent faster performance than the M4 MacBook Air series. Notebookcheck successfully pushed out an early review of the M5 MacBook Air, giving us a closer look at the results below.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test (5GB read)
- 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro – 6752.1MB/s
- 13-inch M5 MacBook Air – 6473.4MB/s
- 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro – 5401.3MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 19.85 percent faster)
- 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro – 3028MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 113.78 percent faster)
- 15-inch M4 MacBook Air – 2904 MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 122.91 percent faster)
- 13-inch M4 MacBook Air – 2833.3 MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 128.48 percent faster)
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test (5GB write)
- 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro – 6194.2 MB/s
- 13-inch M5 MacBook Air – 6558.6MB/s
- 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro – 6713.2MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 2.30 percent slower)
- 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro – 3426MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 91.44 percent faster)
- 15-inch M4 MacBook Air – 3023.9MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 116.89 percent faster)
- 13-inch M4 MacBook Air – 1987.7MB/s (M5 MacBook Air is 229.96 percent…
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