MacBook Pro 16" battery issue x2

[Richy85]

Hi.

I have a macbook pro 16 "for a month and I have noticed that when I use it to play wow the battery consumes slowly although it is connected to the charger. I have seen some comments already in the forum where apparently the problem is that the processor and the graphic consume more than 96W.
But the other problem that I have and it is the one that bothers me the most, since I updated to 10.15.5 almost every day without using it very hard (reading and watching videos) once a day the battery drops from 100% to 90 % and then reloads to 100%.

 

[Ocnetgeek]

Hi.

I have a macbook pro 16 "for a month and I have noticed that when I use it to play wow the battery consumes slowly although it is connected to the charger. I have seen some comments already in the forum where apparently the problem is that the processor and the graphic consume more than 96W.
But the other problem that I have and it is the one that bothers me the most, since I updated to 10.15.5 almost every day without using it very hard (reading and watching videos) once a day the battery drops from 100% to 90 % and then reloads to 100%.

I thought I had seen comments in this forum about how others are seeing something similar and it seems to be related to the battery health management introduced with10.15.5

 

[ISKOTB]

same here!?
This happened once or twice before but after 10.15.5 my 15" keeps dropping from 100 to 90% and then reloads to 100%. This seems like a common issue I guess https://is.gd/mQCMiU https://is.gd/DFR0K5

Hi.

I have a macbook pro 16 "for a month and I have noticed that when I use it to play wow the battery consumes slowly although it is connected to the charger. I have seen some comments already in the forum where apparently the problem is that the processor and the graphic consume more than 96W.
But the other problem that I have and it is the one that bothers me the most, since I updated to 10.15.5 almost every day without using it very hard (reading and watching videos) once a day the battery drops from 100% to 90 % and then reloads to 100%.

 

[Richy85]

It is very annoying, almost every day it happens to me

 

[coffeeplease]

You can turn it off in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Battery Health > Uncheck Battery Health Management

 

[Richy85]

You can turn it off in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Battery Health > Uncheck Battery Health Management

Yes, I know .... but I would like it to have more configuration options. It seems to me that this function is activated every day after all, it is 3 cycles per month that it loses.

 

[Dhock_Holiday]

I had the same behavior on macOS 10.15.4 as well. The computer will dip into the battery when you're taxing the GPU and CPU.

 

[matram]

We are talking about two different things.

With heavy combined CPU and GPU load the drain may exceed maximum charger capacity by a few Watts, the battery will then loose charge although the charger is charging at max capacity.

The battery management is kicking in if the computer is connected to power more permanently. I believe it is some ”AI” that tries to handle this automatically, hemve nothin to tune, but you can shut it off. Once it has determined that it needs to reduce battery carge it allows the battery to loose charge although the chargr is connected and the drain is low.

 

[Richy85]

We are talking about two different things.

With heavy combined CPU and GPU load the drain may exceed maximum charger capacity by a few Watts, the battery will then loose charge although the charger is charging at max capacity.

The battery management is kicking in if the computer is connected to power more permanently. I believe it is some ”AI” that tries to handle this automatically, hemve nothin to tune, but you can shut it off. Once it has determined that it needs to reduce battery carge it allows the battery to loose charge although the chargr is connected and the drain is low.

I know, I always talked about 2 problems

 

[magbarn]

Yes, I know .... but I would like it to have more configuration options. It seems to me that this function is activated every day after all, it is 3 cycles per month that it loses.

When helping friends buying used MacBooks, I steer clear right away of 3-4 year old MacBooks with only 50 charge cycles on them. That's usually an indication the seller kept it plugged in 24/7 (unless the seller can prove the battery was just replaced of course). Leaving a battery charged 100% of the time and leaving it plugged in is one sure way of wearing out your battery faster. Apple's battery management could be better with more options, but it's still better for your battery then the old way of leaving it at 100% all the time.

 

[Richy85]

When helping friends buying used MacBooks, I steer clear right away of 3-4 year old MacBooks with only 50 charge cycles on them. That's usually an indication the seller kept it plugged in 24/7 (unless the seller can prove the battery was just replaced of course). Leaving a battery charged 100% of the time and leaving it plugged in is one sure way of wearing out your battery faster. Apple's battery management could be better with more options, but it's still better for your battery then the old way of leaving it at 100% all the time.

It is true. in my case as always I use it at home I was used to once a month using up the battery and making a full charge.