What about the 16in model m1 max 32gb ram vs 64gb?
Would that amount of memory make a difference too?
Would that amount of memory make a difference too?
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Do you guys think the 14" with M1 Max 32-cores will throttle?
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I have a maxed out 14 with 64 gigs of RAM. Even under full load it’s pretty tough to get it to throttle. For all intensive purposes most people should consider the 16 and 14 to be equivalent. Reality is these chassis are completely over engineered for these efficient chips inside. If you care about the last .5 or 1% of performance there’s always the high power mode on a 16 inch but honestly I feel like it’s more about getting tech Youtubers excited than real world practical use
Some real life tests coming in for M1 Pro 14 vs M1 Pro 16 and exactly when does throttling start. Seems like 14 gets much hotter (and louder fans), but no practical performance degradation vs 16 inch
This was only for M1 Pro comparison...M1 Max comparison video should come out in a day or two
This was only for M1 Pro comparison...M1 Max comparison video should come out in a day or two
Based on youtube videos, the 14” inch is hotter even with fans on then the 16” inch when the fans are still off.
So it is only when you push the 16” really hard that the fans might spin up. Else they are off.
In the video the M1 Pro on the 14" reaches 106 degrees celcius! but still does not throttle...
This is worrying, surely that can't be good for the chip
In the video the M1 Pro on the 14" reaches 106 degrees celcius! but still does not throttle...
This is worrying, surely that can't be good for the chip
Yeah, it is a bit too high.
For what it’s worth, Linus tech mentioned that the M1 core temperature sensors are different than the ones in Intel chips so they always report somewhat higher temps.
I’m going to make an observation about the question that was posed here. It should be not whether 14” 32 core M1 max will throttle but whether it will throttle sooner than 16”. I doubt there’s a computer made that can’t throttle.
And this is just the M1 Pro... I'm feeling bad about ordering the 14" with M1 Max now, but 16" is just way too heavy for me
Hope they release the comparison of 14" vs 16" with Max soon.
Max Tech finally posted the M1 Max 14 vs M1 Max 16 inch
There is definitely some throttling and 10-30% performance difference on some heavy tasks
There is definitely some throttling and 10-30% performance difference on some heavy tasks
I had the 14 inch Max 64gb and I just imported 100 18mp images in Lightroom and fans came on very quickly. I also played Tomb raider for few mins on high everything and fans kicked in big as well plus it got rather hot on my lap. Fans are very quiet on it compared to the Intels though. Personally after weeks of undecidedness I have decided on my final setup!!! I sent back the 14 inch MAX and just bought the very base model from KRCS for £1,805 PLUS I will be buying the 16 inch MAX 64gb 4gb as soon as I see one available in the stores! I decided to just use laptops from now on so the 16 will be my main screen and work laptop and the 14 base will be the second kinda screen plus my fun personal one. And at only £1,800 I don't really worry about travelling with it or throwing it around the house
Plus I have to say the 14 inch is stunning in every way, base or max. Just a beautiful machine and so portable. I wouldn't take the 16 inch around the house hardly every but I do with the 14. And to my eyes the screen seems sharper than the 16. Probably cos its smaller of course. Both great machines though. The sound on the 14 is also fab, its more punchy than the 16 but just a bit lower in max volume.