geekbench 7000 battery, 11000 with AC.

[James Cole]

This is on a 2.2 i7 (2011), I just upgraded the ram with two Kingston KTA-MB1333/4G... so why the hell is this? is it a glitch? I remember getting consistent scored no matter what power source was the mbp using...

Thanks in advance!
JC

 

[ratzzo]

MBPs usually switch to intel graphics when on battery so as to save power. Perhaps the GPU wasn't running during these tests?

 

[James Cole]

I have gfxcardstatus all test were done with Discrete Graphics...

 

[TheFarmer]

It has something to do with your RAM.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1111106/

 

[James Cole]

It has something to do with your RAM.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1111106/

It doesnt say what is it exactly... so Is it like a glitch or is there a true performance downgrade on battery power because I added 8gb of ram? How should I fix this issue?

Thanks!

 

[James Cole]

Anybody?

 

[altecXP]

Actually it sounds like the MBP is under-clocking itself on battery to keep down heat and raise battery life. It's not uncommon in notebooks. Gamers tend to notice it more as it ends up resulting in lower FPS.