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    macos memory

    Why is mac not using swap now? I am using about 19gb of RAM. I want to understand how memory allocation works in macos
    • dontlan
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    • cached macmini m2 macos 15.1.1 ram swap memory
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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    M3 Pro with 36GB RAM vs M4 Pro with 24 GB RAM

    Hi, I'm currently debating over two models for the Black Friday sales which are the same prices: MBP M3 Pro - 11-Core | 14-Core - 1TB - 36GB RAM MBP M4 Pro - 12-Core | 16-Core - 1TB - 24GB RAM Is it preferable to get more RAM or the newer chip? I would be using it for general daily use (e.g...
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    How to view GPU RAM usage?

    Since the CPU and the GPU share the RAM on Apple Silicon, how can I view the amount of RAM currenly used by the GPU vs the CPU?
  4. Andy_2341

    RAM and Longevity

    Hey everyone. This question is just came to mind. Everywhere I read about Macs vs Windows says that Macs last forever. Yet at the same time, people are always complaining about not enough RAM. So is the RAM really that big of a problem? Are these people just average joes that don’t do enough to...
  5. Dt990

    MP 7,1 Mac Pro 2019 CPU Upgrade, RAM even after PRAM Reset still at 2666 MHz despite using 2933 DIMMs

    Previous with my 8-Core CPU I had bought all 2933 R-DIMMs for when it came time to upgrade, and here I am, with a w3245m. Is there a trick I'm missing for getting a Mac Pro 2019 to re-register it's RAM after a CPU upgrade to 16-Core? With the old cMPs 5,1, when upgrading, you could bump the...
    • Dt990
    • Thread
    • mac pro (2019) ram
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. Apple Knowledge Navigator

    Apple Intelligence: How much RAM does it actually use?

    I’m going to order a new Mac mini, and obviously the base RAM is now 16gb. We can assume this is to help out with AI in macOS rather than Apple being extremely generous. But how much RAM does AI actually require even at minimal use or idle? This seems like an unknown quantity at this point. I...
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    Help deciding - 16" M3Pro 36GB vs M4Pro 24GB -- same price (both brand new)

    Help deciding - 16" M3Pro 36GB vs M4Pro 24GB -- same price (both brand new) Seems Apple have tipped their hand that ram matters maybe more than it used to. Assume 5-year upgrade cycle. In the past, I'd already prioritized ram anyways due to my longish upgrade cycle. Various use cases. Pro will...
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    What would make you upgrade from 24GB to 48GB on M4 Pro?

    Hey all, first time poster here. I've ordered the 14" M4 Pro base model that comes with 12/16, 24GB RAM and 512GB HDD. I think this will be fit for purpose. But there's something about the 24GB RAM configuration that is confusing me a little. My current use case is Figma, Miro, LucidSpark...
  9. Gabebear

    Binned M4-Pro

    The Mac mini has a binned M4-Pro option... There aren't any benchmarks I can find yet, but seems like it's a good deal if you would like the double-speed Thunderbolt and better support for large monitors over the regular M4. I've ordered one, but I wonder what the actual performance downsides...
  10. CaptainBlue

    How Much Memory for an iMac?

    I currently use a 27" 2020 iMac with 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT 8 GB, and 128 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 RAM. When/if the M4 iMacs are released in November, if they're like the present iteration of the 24" iMac, the maximum RAM would be 24 GB. So would that be enough? I'm an...
    • CaptainBlue
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    • imac onboard ram ram
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  11. TheSynchronizer

    Seriously? 8GB used to be enough.. it's becoming less and less the case

    That doesn't even add up near to 8GB :D Meanwhile, Apple still sells base models just shy off a thousand with 8GB equipped. I gotta say, owning this laptop since new it's probably frozen on me less than 10 times. So overall great stability.. however messages like these worry me for the future.
  12. SubieFan626

    MP 6,1 Mac Pro 6.1 Peripherals Freezing with New Ram

    Hey all. I recently purchased a used Mac Pro 6.1 and wanted to do some upgrades to it, namely CPU and RAM. I swapped the 6 core for the 10 core E5-2690v2 without any issues. Today, I took out the original 16GB of RAM and swapped it for 64GB of RAM I bought new on eBay (this is the kit I...
  13. realLucaR

    MP 7,1 What are the best upgrade options for my 2019 MP?

    Hello everyone, So I'm planning on buying a base-model Mac Pro 7,1 with the 8-core Xeon, 96GB of Ram and a Radeon Pro 580X MP. I mostly want to use it for webdesign, editing 8K video in Final Cut and coding in macOS. Also I want to dual boot Windows 11 to play some 4K games. My plans are to...
    • realLucaR
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    • buy advice buy macpro mac pro (2019) mac pro upgrade ram
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    a1133/mid-2005 // powerbook6,7 // ibook g4 : can't open session/restore, only "minimalist" state boots up..

    hello hello i do have few powerpc computers was going to give/disposal them.. but a little association proposed me to borrow them for kids, as they might need to use them for offline activities (read/write) the thing is : the a1054 is in very well state the a1133 is with a big issue : i mean...
    • lm2
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    • doesnt boot dvd hard disk ibookg4 macos minimalist powerpc ram
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  15. Chuckeee

    Who’s 8GB/256GB good for in 2024?

    Lots and lots of discussion so let’s vote: (You can have upto 2 votes)
  16. MarckyG

    Recommended to get bigger SSD when choosing more RAM? / Hibernate on Mac

    Hey all, I'm curious how hibernate works on the MacBook Pros... I'm used to Windows reserving the amount of RAM in Gigabytes on the SSD, so that it can copy the content from the RAM to the SSD when hibernating. How does that work on the MacBook Pros / in MacOs? I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro...
  17. ashleykaryl

    Struggling 2018 mini

    I have a 2018 intel i7 mini running Sonoma 14.4.1 with 32 gigs of ram that I purchased 4 years ago when they had the 2020 refresh. It always ran smoothly enough until a few months ago when it started to struggle with seemingly simple workloads. This has slowed down my productivity significantly...
    • ashleykaryl
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    • 2018 mac mini intel ram sonoma swap
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Mac mini
  18. Azedquery

    RAM equivalence i9 MBP to 2024 M3 Max

    Problem: Replacing faulty maxed-out MBP with M3 Max, trying to understand RAM requirement, no equivalence tables seem to exist. Spec (OLD) late 2019 16" MBP, 2.4GHz 8‑core Intel i9, AMD Radeon Pro 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6, 64GB 2666MHz DDR4, 1TB SSD) Spec (NEW) 2024 16" MBP M3 Max, 16-core CPU...
  19. Flyview

    Disabling memory compression

    I wanted to play around with disabling memory compression as I imagine this adds some CPU overhead. I'd like to leave swap enabled. I upgraded the SSD so swap to SSD should be pretty fast. You used to be able to disable memory compression from recovery with: nvram boot-args=vm_compressor=1 The...
    • Flyview
    • Thread
    • compressed memory memory memory-swap ram
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  20. tockie

    XProtect stealing RAM randomly every day? (xprotectremediatorsheepswap)

    Is anyone else experiencing the issue where xprotectremediatorsheepswap is using taking a huge amount of RAM every day? Since Sonoma 14.3.1, this process would pop up and start eating up 100GB of RAM and making >50GB of swaps into SSD. This issue also seems to have affected many other users...
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