I was wondering if someone who owns a MacBook Pro M5 can do me a favor and run a Geekbench 6 test in Low Power Mode.
I'm curious what the performance for the M5 Low Power Mode is in comparison to the M4 and M4 Pro.
From a reddit post, I have come across a benchmark for the M4 in LPM:
(https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/16073008)
The score surprised me because the single core performance was considerably lower than my M4 Pro in LPM:
(https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/16747323)
I would have thought they both would be very similar for single core performance in LPM, but there was actually quite a big difference.
I'm finding it hard to believe the M4 scores are so low, so if someone has a M4 10c, and can also run Geekbench 6 in low power mode, I would appreciate that also.
This article from Eclectic Light Company has me wondering how the M5 and soon to be released M5 Pro and M5 Max compare in LPM efficiency to the M4 series:
eclecticlight.co
The reason for my interest is I'm thinking of getting a MacBook Air 15 M5 when they are released, and would like to get an idea of what kind of performance I can see in LPM mode if I wanted to run in that mode to save some battery and perhaps prevent it from running at higher temps on occasion.
I'm curious what the performance for the M5 Low Power Mode is in comparison to the M4 and M4 Pro.
From a reddit post, I have come across a benchmark for the M4 in LPM:
(https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/16073008)
The score surprised me because the single core performance was considerably lower than my M4 Pro in LPM:
(https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/16747323)
I would have thought they both would be very similar for single core performance in LPM, but there was actually quite a big difference.
| Processor | LPM GB6 Single Core | LPM GB6 Multi Core |
|---|---|---|
| M4 10c | 1753 | 6,045 |
| M4 Pro 12c | 2379 | 12,470 |
I'm finding it hard to believe the M4 scores are so low, so if someone has a M4 10c, and can also run Geekbench 6 in low power mode, I would appreciate that also.
This article from Eclectic Light Company has me wondering how the M5 and soon to be released M5 Pro and M5 Max compare in LPM efficiency to the M4 series:
M4 Pro full on: when CPU and GPU draw over 50 W, and how Low Power mode changes that
How macOS can not only regulate CPU cluster frequencies to control power use, but also moves threads to E cores. This reduces power use of over 50 W to less than 13 W.
eclecticlight.co
The reason for my interest is I'm thinking of getting a MacBook Air 15 M5 when they are released, and would like to get an idea of what kind of performance I can see in LPM mode if I wanted to run in that mode to save some battery and perhaps prevent it from running at higher temps on occasion.
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