iPad 8GB vs 16GB RAM M4 iPad Pro

[Donza]

Finally, a good YouTube review on both the 8 GB memory and the 16 GB memory. Bottom line do not waste your money on the 16 GB.

Also watched this comparison first thing when it came out, but was bit disappointed that they didn't test things that would really stress the memory - like seeing where's the limit when apps stop staying "live" in the background, or where's the threshold when Safari tabs start to reload.

That being said, I wonder why Lightroom wouldn't be faster on 16GB vs 8GB iPad. Could it be that Adobe hasn't applied for app developer entitlement to use max memory for their iPad app?

Btw. is there any memory monitoring apps for iPad to see how much individual apps are using RAM? I guess there isn't?

 

[MrGimper]

i’m more surprised the nand speed and processor didn’t result in noticeable differences tbh.

That always puzzles me with things like export tests ... sure'y the speed of the NAND comes into it?

Also be nice to confirm if 512GB uses 2x NAND and therefore closer to 1TB speeds.

 

[IT Troll]

Also be nice to confirm if 512GB uses 2x NAND and therefore closer to 1TB speeds.

I got 3282.05 MB/s Read and 2860.34 MB/s Write. So 512 GB appears to be faster!

 

[tbeaumont]

I got 3282.05 MB/s Read and 2860.34 MB/s Write. So 512 GB appears to be faster!

I have a 512GB as well and just ran Jazz Disk Bench: 3303.23 read and 2976.74 write. Based on what others are posting for all the storage options looks like the 512GB is the fastest.

 

[Bubble99]

This guy tested Chrome, Firefox and edge with 10 tabs open than 20 tabs open than 60 tabs open than tabs open with background apps running.

And surprise yes 10 tabs open takes up 1GB of RAM well 60 tabs open take up almost 4GB of RAM.

Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Microsoft Edge: Which browser gobbles up the most RAM?

Google Chrome may use up a lot of RAM, but so do Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox

www.tomsguide.com

And the edge browser use least about of RAM. With edge it took 1.4 GB of RM for 20 tabs open.

 

[IT Troll]

Would be more useful to know Safari on iPadOS.

 

[jmgregory1]

Apple is great at building out their products to have aspirational versions that on paper have a one or two distinctly better specifications (like more ram), but in reality don’t necessarily offer a drastically different user experience than their base or mid-level models. Of course there are some situations where the additional ram, or CPU/GPU cores, will make a difference that someone will appreciate and notice. But if 8GB of ram were really a limiting issue that was going to effect a lot of users, Apple would have made upgrading be possible on all models, not just the top tier versions. They don’t do that, which suggests to me that it’s a feature on paper more than practice.

 

[rui no onna]

This guy tested Chrome, Firefox and edge with 10 tabs open than 20 tabs open than 60 tabs open than tabs open with background apps running.

And surprise yes 10 tabs open takes up 1GB of RAM well 60 tabs open take up almost 4GB of RAM.

Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Microsoft Edge: Which browser gobbles up the most RAM?

Google Chrome may use up a lot of RAM, but so do Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox

www.tomsguide.com

And the edge browser use least about of RAM. With edge it took 1.4 GB of RM for 20 tabs open.

Honestly, those numbers seem low to me. I regularly see Firefox or Chrome using 4GB with less than 10 tabs.

 

[EugW]

Honestly, those numbers seem low to me. I regularly see Firefox or Chrome using 4GB with less than 10 tabs.

Depends on the websites of course.

 

[iF34R]

The 1TB 11" M4 uses a TLC Toshiba storage, tlc_3d_g5_2p_512.

 

[EugW]

The 11" M4 uses a TLC Toshiba storage, tlc_3d_g5_2p_512.

I see from your sig it's a 1 TB. Thanks for confirming TLC. So that 1 TB QLC theory is out the window. Frankly I'm not surprised though. It didn't really make sense that they would use TLC in the low end models and QLC in the high end models.

 

[iF34R]

I see from your sig it's a 1 TB. Thanks for confirming TLC. So that 1 TB QLC theory is out the window. Frankly I'm not surprised though. It didn't really make sense that they would use TLC in the low end models and QLC in the high end models.

Yeah, I realized I didn't put the 1TB in the post. Edited to be correct. Still wondering why the write speeds are bleh compared to the 512 and 2TB.

 

[iF34R]

Also, panel is a Samsung, Serial starting G9LH.

 

[tbeaumont]

Also, panel is a Samsung, Serial starting G9LH.

how did you find the Samsung panel info

 

[iF34R]

how did you find the Samsung panel info

3uTools. When you look at the device info, click on the panel serial number and it'll show the brand.

 

[tbeaumont]

how did you find the Samsung panel info

I just ran a sysdiagnose report and my panel serial number is GH3H4800FJ500001JZ. Any idea who made this panel. I have a 13 inch iPad Pro. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[tbeaumont]

3uTools. When you look at the device info, click on the panel serial number and it'll show the brand.

thanks...

 

[tbeaumont]

thanks...

Interesting the screen serial number shows N/A and user decision needed under verification report...any suggestions

 

[tbeaumont]

The 1TB 11" M4 uses a TLC Toshiba storage, tlc_3d_g5_2p_512.

my 512GB 13" uses the same storage

 

[nappes]

Still wondering why the write speeds are bleh compared to the 512 and 2TB.

Any guesses? It’s not just the sequential write speed. Jazz Disc is showing slower read/write iops and the 4k read and write. And interestingly the 13” 1TB doesn’t have as slow sequential write as 11, but still is slower than 512 and 2TB

 

[iF34R]

Any guesses? It’s not just the sequential write speed. Jazz Disc is showing slower read/write iops and the 4k read and write. And interestingly the 13” 1TB doesn’t have as slow sequential write as 11, but still is slower than 512 and 2TB

My 1TB M1 11" has a write speed better than the my 11" M4 lol. 2048MB/s. The M1 RND4K is 36.6 read, 27.94 write. M4 is 40.25 read, and 40.54 write.

M1 IOPS - 8480 read, 5773 write.
M4 IOPS - 10304 read, 7794 write.

 

[Macintosh101]

See my thread here for some real world results, after testing the 1TB model I picked up today, vs the 25gb model I picked up at launch (both 11”)

Looking for people’s experiences with the new higher spec M4 iPad Pro with 16GB RAM - Updated with real world results

I’m looking for some feedback from those who bought the new iPad Pro M4 10 core model with 16gb RAM. Are you noticing any tangible benefits? I initially bought the base 256gb model (11”) but was so in love with it but I’ve placed an order for the 1TB version (standard glass) and plan on...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[Originalblez]

The rational part of my brain says, 8GB is fine, it’s not the problem with the iPad Pro. The anxious part says, what if new AI edge features need the bigger RAM allocation to work well.

I sided with rational me. As others have said, Apple wouldn't be stupid enough to release a pro line without highlighting memory as a feature-divide … iPad Pro and iPad Pro AI.

Apple doesn’t even mention the RAM divide on the purchase page.

 

[EugW]

The rational part of my brain says, 8GB is fine, it’s not the problem with the iPad Pro. The anxious part says, what if new AI edge features need the bigger RAM allocation to work well.

I sided with rational me. As others have said, Apple wouldn't be stupid enough to release a pro line without highlighting memory as a feature-divide … iPad Pro and iPad Pro AI.

Apple doesn’t even mention the RAM divide on the purchase page.

I'm waiting for WWDC anyway before purchasing, indirectly. The education promotion doesn't start until WWDC or later.

 

[Originalblez]

I'm waiting for WWDC anyway before purchasing, indirectly. The education promotion doesn't start until WWDC or later.

I didn’t wait. No discounts for me but was a business purchase anyway.