I'd like that for my iPhone, too. The battery is brand new, there's no reason for me to charge it fully, and there's no reason for it to be off the charger 90% of my work day.
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Macs May Be Getting 'High Power Mode' Option to Boost Performance, According to Latest macOS Monterey Beta
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yeah, that's why windows-machine drop almost 50% in benchmarks scores once you pull the charging-cable from the wall.
imo the great thing about apple notebooks rn is: you get the same, high performance no matter if you're plugged into the wall or not.
This seems very interesting. Looking forward to the new Macs having this feature.
The current M1 beats the majority of desktop processors shipped today, though, even without the special mode.
I’m not saying it beats everything, it’s just that Apple’s idea of “mobile processor” is faster than the majority of Intel’s ideas of “desktop class… like this “desktop class” computer.
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I expect my Mac to have sensible defaults and keep this stuff out of my sight.
macOS already knows what I'm doing (and is able to schedule processes on the high and low performance cores), and unless I specifically choose low-power mode (and even that I'm not looking forward to), I always want the computer to be as snappy as possible.
macOS already knows what I'm doing (and is able to schedule processes on the high and low performance cores), and unless I specifically choose low-power mode (and even that I'm not looking forward to), I always want the computer to be as snappy as possible.
This is odd to me because Macs are known to not meaningfully throttle performance when disconnected from power. I actually can’t think of a single modern MacBook that throttles CPU or GPU performance when unplugged.
My guess is that this will only affect the fans. But I’m still confused because even the upcoming “M1X” Macs probably wouldn’t need the fans to go crazy, and jet engine fan noise is the exact opposite of everything Apple Silicon represents. Maybe they really do care about Intel Mac users after all 🤔
My guess is that this will only affect the fans. But I’m still confused because even the upcoming “M1X” Macs probably wouldn’t need the fans to go crazy, and jet engine fan noise is the exact opposite of everything Apple Silicon represents. Maybe they really do care about Intel Mac users after all 🤔
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Haha, nice one Apple. It's funny that Apple put this feature now. Maybe to point out how bad intel chips are (which are already heating up and having high fan noise without this feature). Nice trick Apple. Consumers will turn this on on their intel macs, and it will nudge them to get Apple Silicon Macs once they see their intel macs are toasting with jet noise.
On Intel MacBook Pro with dual graphics, I‘d like to see a selectable option to use only integrated graphics. Maybe that would help with the heat and fan noise when connected to an external monitor.
K, so when I'm out in the field and need power I should just magically find an outlet that may not exist. Makes sense, thanks for that info.
Lul, you think Geekbench scores mean anything? They're for wannnabe nerds that don't understand how real workflows work and how an application take take advantage of multiple pieces of hardware.
Agreed, I also wish there was a way to set my Apple devices to slow charge at night.
It's not intended to measure a real workflow. As with any other benchmark, it's a standard point of reference to use as a comparison between two different things. It's useful, for example, to say that X CPU is Z% faster than Y CPU. Or X optimization is more valuable than Y optimization. Or whatever.
I had a 286 which had a keyed lock. So you could physically lock in a CPU speed setting.
But I do remember that Turbo button on my 486. I think it had three speeds too. Funny thing was as all I had was DOS software. It didn't seem to make any difference what Turbo setting I used.
I take it this is to make it run at the same performance when it’s not plugged in? Makes sense to have a toggle like that
There is also no difference with the Intel processors. That’s one thing Macs were known for, you got the full performance unplugged, both on Intel and apple silicon.
Wrong! The "key lock" didn't lock the CPU speed setting. It was short for "keyboard lock". When in the locked position, the keyboard can't be used.
See:
Why Did '90s PCs Have Keyhole Locks, and What Did They Do?
In the early 1990s, many PCs had a mysterious lock on their cases. What the heck was it for?
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