I just noticed there are no 2015 refurb MBPs in the online Apple Store. At least in Canada anyway. Is Apple not going to sell those and just push the current ones? Mine is a 2014 so I don't know if the new one is noticeably better. A 2016 with similar specs to mine is only 2.0Ghz whereas mine is 2.8Ghz. Both dual core (http://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/G0SW2LL/A). Still not a fan of the whole USB-C thing but I guess that's the direction we're going in.
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No 2015 refurb MBPs??
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When comparing processors with different microarchitectures, it makes no sense to compare with respect to clock speeds. Even though your current model runs 200MHz faster, this is built on a smaller node, with the Skylake microarchitecture as opposed to Haswell. Whilst macOS as of now does not have the drivers required to support it, there's also SpeedShift on the Skylake part, which will presumably eventually come to macOS. The Iris graphics chip is also significantly better, especially on the touch bar model.
Though overall, no, it isn't worth it in terms of the performance difference. I'd wager the CPU is 10% faster roughly and the GPU, maybe 35%.
Though overall, no, it isn't worth it in terms of the performance difference. I'd wager the CPU is 10% faster roughly and the GPU, maybe 35%.
2015 MBPs show up on the Apple website from time to time, sometimes even older than that. To get a rough idea of which processors are faster, check the benchmarks for the processors at a place like this:
https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
Be sure to check single- and multi-core.
https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
Be sure to check single- and multi-core.
Well I'm not necessarily planning to upgrade yet. It was just something I noticed when browsing their site. Usually they sell refurbs of the current and previous gen models. We'll see how it goes with my screen issue (which I posted about earlier). Otherwise my MBP runs great overall. I haven't yet upgraded to Sierra though which is fine for me. I'm really hoping Apple updates their iMac sometime soon as I may switch back to a desktop and just get an iPad for portable usage.
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Okay thanks.
2016 base i5 2.0GHz benchmark https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-6360U+@+2.00GHz&id=2932
2015 i5 2.9GHz benchmark http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-5287U+@+2.90GHz
2015 i5 2.9GHz benchmark http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-5287U+@+2.90GHz
Hmm doesn't seem to be too huge of a difference. I'm sure it would be unnoticeable in every day tasks.
They are indeed more efficient, but the computer also comes with a smaller battery, so it will not lead to more battery time. Just a smaller power bill
Lack of legacy ports does bother me. They could have kept the legacy ports and included the new USB-C and have it be a "transitional" Mac. But I would like a MBP which supports full 4K to an external display. I don't believe mine does.
You should be able to drive a 4K monitor:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206587
Edit: but see next post!
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206587
Edit: but see next post!
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Your 2014 definitely supports 4k but not at 60Hz.
*This model supports a simultaneous maximum resolution up to 2560x1600 on two external displays via Thunderbolt. Alternately, it can support a single display up to 2560x1600 via Thunderbolt and a single 1080p display at up to 60 Hz, 3840x2160 at 30 Hz, or 4096x2160 at 24 Hz via HDMI.
Yeah but not at 60Hz.
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Yeah that's what I mean.