2011 MacBook Pro 8GB vs 4GB RAM & SSD SpeedTest - Benchmark

Don't purchase 8GB of RAM, put your money towards an SSD instead! In this video I benchmark my MacBook Pro by opening plenty of applications and demonstrate why you needn't bother wasting your money on upgrading the RAM!

The specs are as follows:
- 2.2GHz Core i7 [Quad Core][Speed Boost: 3.3GHz]
- AMD Radeon 6750M Graphics Chip [1GB Dedicated GDDR5 Memory]
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
- 128GB Solid State Apple Hard Drive [SATA 3Gb/s]
- High-Resolution Anti-Glare LED Backlit Display [1680x1050]
- 7 Hour Battery [73W/hr]

I have a bit of experience in matching computer hardware so I hope you can agree that 8GB of RAM is overkill for most users, and that you should notice that little option of upgrading your hard drive to a solid state drive (SSD).

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[hassoow93]

can you link me you wallpaper on this video?

[MyRandomReviews]

@hassoow93 - It's Edward Hopper's painting, entitled "Gas".

[700gsteak]

this video is redundant now that you can get 8gb of good brand ram for less than $30

[MyRandomReviews]

@700gsteak - Not really.

[ElshamyWalid]

What about 8GB + SSD? thats what i have on my macbook pro

im thinking of updating to 16GB of ram

[MyRandomReviews]

@gizmofsu - Or you could buy more RAM if and when you need it, still saving money than buying it from Apple. As I said, I think an SSD will benefit him more than extra RAM if the RAM is never nearing full.

What advantage will more RAM give him if he never strays above 3GB usage?

It's not as though it's a choice your stuck with, or one that is even that vital.

[gizmofsu]

@SmoothChaos91 You should be careful of the advice below. I can't think of a single professional who wouldn't prefer 8GB's especially if your into media editing.

Also, limiting yourself to 4GB's puts you at a significant disadvantage if you plan on using this laptop for more than 1-2 years.

[MyRandomReviews]

@SmoothChaos91 - Unless you're running up to 3.8 - 3.9 GB of RAM usage then your system still has space to multi-task. The slow performance is purely your CPU running flat out with the rendering, or your HDD bandwidth being used by the render. I think you'll see a much larger performance boost if you installed an SSD.

[SmoothChaos91]

@MyRandomReviews Yeah when im rendering its using basically 3.3 GB's of my ram, and it takes forever. I try and multi-task but its soo hard cause everythings starts to run really slow. Thats why i wondering if the 8 gb ram will speed it up. I have the standard 4gb ram in my MBP.

[MyRandomReviews]

@SmoothChaos91 - The amount of RAM - provided you have enough - will not make a difference to the rendering time, although speed of the RAM could do. I don't think you'll need 8GB of RAM, but you can always use Activity Monitor to check if it's getting full while you're working / rendering.