Does a 15 inch Mac Book Pro uses more CPU that a 17 inch Mac Book Pro

[rtd2]

Hello,

Im going to be buying a mac book pro for audio production and I dont know what size screen I should get. And I am wondering if a 15 inch Mac Book Pro uses more CPU that a 17 inch Mac Book Pro with the same specs??

 

[TheRdungeon]

I use a 15inch for logic, it's wicked. I really recommend the high res screen for working when you're not plugged into a screen

 

[669532]

wen you say "uses more CPU" i assume you mean: Is more power hungry?

The 17" is more power hungry but has a bigger battery too, kind of cancel out.

 

[rtd2]

cpu

I mean will the 17 inch Mac Book Pro use more processor power than a 15 inch Mac Book Pro???

 

[axu539]

I mean will the 17 inch Mac Book Pro use more processor power than a 15 inch Mac Book Pro???

No. A 17" MBP is exactly the same as the 15" except for the larger screen and larger battery. With the higher resolution screen, the 17" will use more graphics processing power, but not more CPU power.

 

[yusukeaoki]

Do you mean are they different CPU?
No they both uses the same CPU.

And the power consumption differ on what you do.

 

[rtd2]

Screen

Im still scratching my head,

Dose the 17 inch screen use more processor consumption that a 15 inch screen.

And is a graphic card connected to a processor and a graphic card is not a processor???

 

[axu539]

Im still scratching my head,

Dose the 17 inch screen use more processor consumption that a 15 inch screen.

And is a graphic card connected to a processor and a graphic card is not a processor???

The 15" and 17" have both a central processing unit (CPU) and a separate graphics processing unit (GPU). Due to the 17" having a higher resolution (and more pixels), the GPU in the 17" will have to work harder than the GPU in the 15".

 

[rtd2]

eureka..!

So, the GPU in the 17" won`t use any central processing power and there should be no differents in CPU consumption between the 15" and the 17" mbp

And I shoud be able to have the same amount of tracks & plugins running on both.

 

[mopatops]

So, the GPU in the 17" won`t use any central processing power and there should be no differents in CPU consumption between the 15" and the 17" mbp

And I shoud be able to have the same amount of tracks & plugins running on both.

Spot on. 🙂