Right, i've had enough of this. Apple SORT IT OUT.
The issue is basically the REDICULOUS amount of power require to decode/play audio. It basically kicks the CPU out of power saving mode and uses 30-50W more!
iTunes playing "Halo" from the iTunes store (does it will all songs!)
Here is the temps while playing a 1080p Star Trek trailer from the Quicktime site... same temperatures yet its decoding 1080p video? Riiight apple.
Power usage (and im pretty confident these are correct!)
Nothing playing/iTunes playing music.
Now im going to download Xbench to see if there is any performance change...
I wonder if I submitted this information to a few news sites Apple might get on top of this?
Edit:
Xbench performance DROPS by 20-25%!!!!
See here:
The issue is basically the REDICULOUS amount of power require to decode/play audio. It basically kicks the CPU out of power saving mode and uses 30-50W more!
iTunes playing "Halo" from the iTunes store (does it will all songs!)
Here is the temps while playing a 1080p Star Trek trailer from the Quicktime site... same temperatures yet its decoding 1080p video? Riiight apple.
Power usage (and im pretty confident these are correct!)
Nothing playing/iTunes playing music.
Now im going to download Xbench to see if there is any performance change...
I wonder if I submitted this information to a few news sites Apple might get on top of this?
Edit:
Xbench performance DROPS by 20-25%!!!!
See here: