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Apple Releases New Build of macOS Monterey 12.4 for M2 Macs Ahead of 13-Inch MacBook Pro Launch

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Apple today released a new build of macOS Monterey 12.4 that's designed for the upcoming M2 Macs, the first of which is set to be available for purchase tomorrow. The new software has a build number of 21F2092, and it is limited to the new machines so existing Mac users will not see an update.

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The ‌‌‌‌‌‌macOS Monterey‌‌‌ 12.4 update can be downloaded on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences. No one has an M2 Mac as of yet, but the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip will be able to be ordered tomorrow, and it will be delivered to customers starting on Friday, June 24.

Apple's original macOS Monterey 12.4 release added support for new Studio Display 15.5 firmware, updated the Podcasts app, and moved Universal Control out of beta. There is no word on what's included in the supplemental update available for M2 Macs.

While the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip is debuting tomorrow, Apple has not yet announced a launch date for the M2 MacBook Air. It is expected to be introduced sometime in July, and new MacBook Air owners may have a day one update to install.

Article Link: Apple Releases New Build of macOS Monterey 12.4 for M2 Macs Ahead of 13-Inch MacBook Pro Launch
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/16/macos-monterey-12-4-update-m2-macs/
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A bit odd. A dedicated release for the M2. Have they got some naughty hard-coding in there? 🤣
 
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BootsWalking said:
Now with new super-duper instantaneously switching overlapping windows*

*Only on machines with M2 processors
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Not quite, Mac World had this article

M2 vs M1 Pro, Max, and Ultra: Why Apple's newest chip isn't the best

Now that Apple has a faster entry-level processor, does it make sense to buy higher-end chips from the last generation?
www.macworld.com

M2 vs M1 Pro​

The M1 Pro has a CPU with up to eight performance cores (twice that in the M2) and two efficiency cores (half that of the M2). It’s 10 cores for the M1 Pro vs. 8 cores for the M2, but with the M1 Pro leaning more heavily toward performance cores.

The M1 Pro generally offered CPU performance more about 60 percent higher than the M1. Apple says the M2’s CPU is 18 percent faster than the M1 (and recently leaked benchmarks back up those numbers), so there’s still a pretty substantial gap there. When the benchmarks arrive, we suspect the M1 Pro will still deliver multi-core performance that is around 35 percent higher than the M2.

The M2’s GPU is 35 percent faster than that of the M1, according to Apple. But the M1 Pro, with up to 16 GPU cores and way more memory bandwidth, is about twice as fast as the M1. So expect the M1 Pro to still come in around 40 percent faster than the M2.

Similarly, the M2 offers more maximum memory (24GB) and memory bandwidth (100GB/sec) than the M1. But the M1 Pro allows up to 32GB of memory and 200GB/sec of memory bandwidth.
 
jav6454 said:
If Apple is releasing this update right now, it means that there are MBPs with the 12.3 build.
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Not at all! Your conclusion isn't supported in any way. It's nothing more than a guess, and I'll bet it's incorrect.
 
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