The following models of Samsung
PM961
/ PM981
/ PM981a
/ PM991
can cause macOS to fail to install or run properly.
Samsung
983ZET
cannot install macOS.
Samsung
970 EVO Plus
manufactured before May 2019 may have similar issues as the PM9x1
series, but the macOS compatibility issue can be resolved by upgrading the official firmware in a Windows environment.
Micron
2200S
cannot install or run macOS stably.
Patriot
P2000 256GB
cannot be installed through the normal installation process of any version of 10.15, 11.x, or 12.x, but individual cases cannot be ruled out.
macOS does not support using Intel
Optane Memory
or Micron
3D XPoint
for acceleration on laptops.
The following models have poor compatibility with macOS IONVMeFamily (may freeze or run abnormally):
Intel
600P/660P/760P series
Kingston
A2000
: The version with the S5Z42105
controller must be paired with NVMeFix.kext 1.0.8
or above, or it may not be installable at all.
Hynix
PC601/PC611/PC711/BC501
: Mainly found in Lenovo and Dell laptops, some batches work normally while others may freeze.
GIGABYTE
M.2 PCIe SSD
(such as GP-GSM2NE8512GNTD
)
ADATA
Swordfish 2 TB M.2-2280
Hynix
SK Hynix HFS001TD9TNG-L5B0B
Hynix
SK Hynix P31
Micron
Micron 2200V MTFDHBA512TCK
- The 256G version with the same Micron particles as the high-speed version cannot be installed.
Asgard
Asgard AN3+ (STAR1000P)
Netac
NVME SSD 480
Western Digital
SN550/570/730/750/850
can be installed and run macOS normally.
Samsung
970EVO/Pro/Plus
(after firmware upgrade) and 980/980 Pro
can be installed and run macOS normally, but this series has TRIM support issues.
Corsair
MP400/MP600
series can be installed and run macOS normally.
Most common SATA interface solid-state drives can be installed and run macOS normally.
Models that do not fully support TRIM (mainly affecting write speed under specific conditions, what is TRIM?) but can be installed and run normally:
Samsung
Samsung 950 Pro
Samsung
Samsung 960 Evo/Pro
Samsung
Samsung 970 Evo/Pro
"Important Note": In macOS 12.0 and above, OpenCore can no longer modify the TRIM timeout value of the APFS file system. Some solid-state drives (mainly those with Samsung controllers) that perform TRIM relatively slowly will not have enough time to perform TRIM operations. Incorrect settings may cause slow system startup, so it is recommended to change the SetApfsTrimTimeout
value to 0 to disable TRIM or -1 to disable this function for hard drives with poor macOS TRIM support. This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in versions 12.3 and above.
Models that fully support macOS TRIM:
Western Digital
SN5xx/7xx series (not fully tested)
Crucial
P1 1TB NVME (SM2263EN, not fully tested)
KingDian
S280 (SATA)
Plextor
M5Pro (SATA)
Samsung
850 PRO (SATA, not fully tested)
Samsung
870 EVO (SATA, not fully tested)