Another myth about MBP - the CPU

[blackberrycubed]

Everywhere I go, I read how MacBook Pro is underpowered - and people mostly mention "the last-gen CPU" as the main reason.

Of course, this is not true - so if anyone is interested - here's the real situation. Please note I'm talking about the 15" version, I did not do the research for the 13".

First of all, yes, Kaby Lake exists, but there are no quad-core or i7 Kaby Lake processors available at the moment. Fine, we all know that.

But there is another controversy - the one about which Skylake is used. Because, as you might have heard, there si a newer quad-core i7 Skylake available, than the one used in the new MBP. So everyone is assuming it's better, right?

Well, no. The new Skylake i7 is the i7-6970HQ which comes with the Iris Pro 580 internal GPU. The i7 used in MBP is the "older" i7-6920HQ which comes with a weaker HD 530. So, why did Apple use the "older" one? Because it was faster.

1. All MBP 15" come with Radeons that are faster than Iris 580 Pro. The HD 530 is more power efficient, so when you don't need the GPU power, it is a better choice. When you do - you get the Radeons.
2. The "CPU part" is actually faster on the "older" i7. The 6970HQ goes only to 2.8Ghz/3.7Ghz Turbo.
http://ark.intel.com/products/93336/Intel-Core-i7-6970HQ-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz

The 6920HQ goes to 2.9/3.8Ghz and that's the highest one you can get on a MBP
http://ark.intel.com/products/88972/Intel-Core-i7-6920HQ-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz

The 6920HQ is the faster processor.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/14...6920HQ_vs_Intel_Core_i7_Mobile_i7-6970HQ.html

Judging by your recent threads you sound like damage control from apple or third party hired apple shill.

The concerns about the new mbp are real. Your shilling will not that change that fact.

 

[aevan]

Judging by your recent threads you sound like damage control from apple or third party hired apple shill.

The concerns about the new mbp are real. Your shilling will not that change that fact.

Hahah. No one hired me, of course - I like to argue (and it's good practice as english is not my first language). But I also like to state my opinion on things I really like.

As for the "reality" of the concerns - well, that's your opinion. I think the concerns are blown up beyond proportion. The only real issue is lack of 32Gb for people who need it, but the number of these people has also been blown up.

I could say the same - that your constant bickering will not change the fact that the new MBPs are, most likely, great machines for a large number of pros.

 

[hj576]

Which model are you getting?

More importantly, Space Gray or Silver?

13 inch w/o touchbar baseline. the one i can afford
and space grey