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8-Core 14-Inch MacBook Pro Around 20% Slower Than 10-Core Models in Multi-Core Benchmark
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My wording might not have been correct, but see the link above about the "chop" version.
They are not literally chopping the chip. That would just trash the chips. The “chop” is in the design and mask used to lay the chips out on the silicon blank. Apple currently creates 3 chips. Then they disable components of each based on performance testing or just product segmentation. (e.g. The 8-core cpu stared as a 10-core. One or more cores did not pass tests and 2 cores were disabled.)View attachment 1875922
Apple's new M1 Pro is "Chop" version of M1 Max Die (?)
Mark Gurman's Jade C-Chop and Jade C-Die codenames bear out in new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for Apple. But the strategy seems odd if true.architosh.com
Breaking: 16” Macbook Pro screen is 30% bigger than 14”
Seems like the 13 inch M1 MacBook Pro with touch bar for 1099$ through Costco is the way to go for at least 90% of macrumors members
Another benefit Apple has over Intel… Apple doesn’t have to be concerned with binning across multiple tiers of clock speeds. There’s a certain threshold a chip needs to make and, just like the iPhone, if the SoC crosses that threshold, it’s good. Some of these chips MAY be capable of appreciably higher speeds, but since it’s going into a computer that will ONLY run at a certain clock speed, it doesn’t matter.
On the face of it this is obvious, but there’s no mention of the types of core.
the 10 has 8 perf and 2 efficiency,
the 8 has 6 perf and 2 efficiency.
to me it shows the base model is pretty good!
the 10 has 8 perf and 2 efficiency,
the 8 has 6 perf and 2 efficiency.
to me it shows the base model is pretty good!
The "identical" part of the chips doesn't really look 100% identical in the pics but that maybe just the pictures.
On a practical note if they binned down Max->Pro they 1st cut the Max out, detect that it is failed in the chop part and then cut it in a way that doesn't create problems.
More likely is that they just expanded the Pro in design in a way that all those extra GPU core and RAM controllers are in that lower portion.
Strange choice of title for the article: A chip with fewer cores runs slower. hmmmmmm
I would have gone with "8 core M1 Pro is 10% faster than Intel i9-11980HK".
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I would have gone with "8 core M1 Pro is 10% faster than Intel i9-11980HK".
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You’re framing it wrong! 10-core is 25% faster ?
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AND this from UnregisteredOnSecurity: If you type your password in plain text on the screen of a 16” MacBook Pro and allow someone to see and record it using a camera, THEY WILL HAVE YOUR PASSWORD! So, you see the MiniLED’s of the new M1 MacBook Pro is, by default INSECURE! Incredible that Apple allowed such a flawed product to ship.
I'm pretty sure you can't just cut a chip like that and have it still work. It's not like a pizza.
We have to wait for the reviews to find it out I suppose!
"Chop" was the codename. I'm not sure they are necessarily saying it was physical cut.
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I actually thought that was an interesting choice by Apple to release the die shots, but don’t know why I just assumed they were real
. I don’t think we’ll have a look at the actual chip until they ship and someone de-caps one.
Then is it safe to assume a 10 core whore is 20% more expensive than an 8 core whore?!? ?
No, as long as it is using the same SOC as the 16”. the case is not impacting performance only the specific chips. This is a rare case where you can get the same performance options out of both the smaller and larger models. The only differences are because of the size: screen, battery, and maybe maximum cooling.