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2nd gen Macbook ordered!!
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Lol I'm on the same 2012 MacBook Pro with a Ssd and 16 gb ram it works like its a new 2015 MacBook Air . I'd say save your money invest in a nice Ssd and upgrade the ram and go with that. Quite honestly other than a gpu improvement I'm not sure a new MacBook would be much performance improvement from our MacBook Pro atleast not enough for me to go spend 1300.
I'm going to wait until WWDC and see if MacBook Pros are updated, but I'm starting to wonder if I should upgrade to a MacBook from my 2011 "15 MacBook Pro. The M5 seems like a beast so I'm guessing the M7 will be even better.
I've been wanting something a lot lighter for a while now, and the MacBook seems perfect for that. Plus, I can sell it and theoretically spend "less" towards a new one.
In fact, the m7 could be almost as fast as i5 macbook pro (early 2015) with 28 tdp!! and i7 macbook air (early 2015).
Single core:
Multicore:
Think about it, we can have almost the same performance than 13" macbook air/pro that you can buy today at shops, with one hour of battery more (maybe it could be more, let's see in tests), so the upgrade (except that 480p camera
) was impressive!!A lot of people like me, would like to know all new macbooks at same time (new mpb are higly expected at WWDC), but if apple redesigns them to macbook form factor, maybe they could only use 15w skylake chips(althought a 28w cpu it's possible with a new cooling system, and this cpu, as you know, has an iris graphics 550 - other world). So in my opinion, performance is not a issue anymore with 2n gen 12" macbook.
If you are ready to go with one single usb-c port, you isn't going to miss 1,33 or 2 more screen inches, and you can live with 480p facetime camera ...you're gonna love it!!
I just saw: the MB Air got 60Hz 4k via a software update. Do you think this is also possible with the rMB?
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I have the same MBP and I was just about to pull the trigger on a refurbished 2015 MBA, but these benchmarks and feedback...so tempting.
could someone answer me if the current 13' MB Air supports 4k external displays at 60Hz please?
If not I will buy a m3 model this weekend!
Yes but I don't think it's true 4K it's like 3840x2160 if you want 60hz
Yes but I don't think it's true 4K it's like 3840x2160 if you want 60hz
thanks man! I somehow read that the 4k support came with a software update. Is that correct and if yes: do you think this is also possible with the rMB 2016?
You guys have to realize how the Core M is designed to work. The reason its so close to the I5's and I7's in some benchmarks is because it IS a I5. The architecture of the chip is identical.
What you have to realize is that its performance at those levels is not something it can sustain. For loading a webpage, it probably works just as well as a MBP. For compiling source code, or running a Photoshop filter, it will be far worse. Because it will have to throttle down well before it finishes, whereas the MBP would continue its performance throughout the life of the program.
Thats where the TDP of the chip comes in. Intel allows the Core M to exceed its TDP values for short bursts, but for anything lasting long ("long" being more than like 50milliseconds) its throttled back.
[doublepost=1461187300][/doublepost]You guys have to realize how the Core M is designed to work. The reason its so close to the I5's and I7's in some benchmarks is because it IS a I5. The architecture of the chip is identical.
What you have to realize is that its performance at those levels is not something it can sustain. For loading a webpage, it probably works just as well as a MBP. For compiling source code, or running a Photoshop filter, it will be far worse. Because it will have to throttle down well before it finishes, whereas the MBP would continue its performance throughout the life of the program.
Thats where the TDP of the chip comes in. Intel allows the Core M to exceed its TDP values for short bursts, but for anything lasting long ("long" being more than like 50milliseconds) its throttled back.
What you have to realize is that its performance at those levels is not something it can sustain. For loading a webpage, it probably works just as well as a MBP. For compiling source code, or running a Photoshop filter, it will be far worse. Because it will have to throttle down well before it finishes, whereas the MBP would continue its performance throughout the life of the program.
Thats where the TDP of the chip comes in. Intel allows the Core M to exceed its TDP values for short bursts, but for anything lasting long ("long" being more than like 50milliseconds) its throttled back.
[doublepost=1461187300][/doublepost]You guys have to realize how the Core M is designed to work. The reason its so close to the I5's and I7's in some benchmarks is because it IS a I5. The architecture of the chip is identical.
What you have to realize is that its performance at those levels is not something it can sustain. For loading a webpage, it probably works just as well as a MBP. For compiling source code, or running a Photoshop filter, it will be far worse. Because it will have to throttle down well before it finishes, whereas the MBP would continue its performance throughout the life of the program.
Thats where the TDP of the chip comes in. Intel allows the Core M to exceed its TDP values for short bursts, but for anything lasting long ("long" being more than like 50milliseconds) its throttled back.
Question to those buying the new Macbook. I need some advice!
Would it be better to buy the last year models with the faster processor and 512GB of space for $1,299 or would it be better to buy the new one with the basic processor and 256GB or space for the same price?
Trying to decide... I need the machine as basic travel laptop, companion to the 27 iMac that's in the office.
Would it be better to buy the last year models with the faster processor and 512GB of space for $1,299 or would it be better to buy the new one with the basic processor and 256GB or space for the same price?
Trying to decide... I need the machine as basic travel laptop, companion to the 27 iMac that's in the office.
Picked up a RG 1.2/512 model in store. I'm the first person to buy the new rose gold there. Really excited and surprised. Now head home to set it up. Thanks for everyone's advice here!
I hope all of you ordered the new one because your 2015 rMB is officially a dinosaur. Nothing like unboxing a new toy, tweeting it, youtubing it, calling all your friends to tell them about your new love and don't forget to refresh the stock page all day at work just in case one shows up at your local store. Once you blow your load get back on this site and spend a combination of 200 hours speculating and talking about dreams of the next version a toy you are anticipating that will complete your life. Also don't forget to text the specs and pics of your new mac to the girl you are obsessing about. They dig new tech and completely get turned on with 15% speed bumps.
Could you run graphics test to compare hd 515 with old generation? Thank you!!
Here, all steps are explained:
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/14/how-to-benchmark-your-mac-free-downloads/
Please, run blackdisktest and cinebench r15 for us.
Makes perfect sense.
That's how I live my life.
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In fact, the m7 could be almost as fast as i5 macbook pro (early 2015) with 28 tdp!! and i7 macbook air (early 2015).
Single core:
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Multicore:
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Think about it, we can have almost the same performance than 13" macbook air/pro that you can buy today at shops, with one hour of battery more (maybe it could be more, let's see in tests), so the upgrade (except that 480p camera
Not really. All this does is expose a flaw in the testing methodology used by benchmarking apps such as Geekbench.
You will not see those numbers with the same tests on sustained runs. The m series will throttle down long before its bigger siblings do.
Geekbench, etc. needs to enhance their software to perform sustained workload benchmarks. Once they do that, you will see a more accurate picture of how the processors differ.
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Okay, sorry I was stuck in traffic then need to run some errand, installed all updates available on the mac. Hopefully I'm doing it correctly. If not let me know and I'll try again. Thanks.
For the BlackDiskTest, I couldn't get a screenshot with the numbers that are showing on the gauges when both stops. As soon as I took a screenshot, the test ran again from the beginning.
First run after restarting and when both gauges stop: Write 812.8, Read 926.8
For Cinebench, OpenGL 19.49fps, CPU 214cb
