Absurd performance.

[iChan]

Just a little fun test I did on the base MBA...

Just opening every single default app in the dock of a fresh user and then opening the activity monitor at the end to check out RAM usage.

I dunno how useful is it to see this, but the speed and fluidity of everything is simply obscene for a MBA.

 

[Lucifer666]

Without a fan, which is something. This release is a head scratcher for sure

 

[zorinlynx]

I think we're seeing the benefits of finally shedding the limitations of the x86_64 microarchitecture.

I have this crazy feeling that Apple Silicon will show the rest of the industry that x86_64 sucks and that we may finally move on to something better.

 

[NaitzabEZ]

What the..?

 

[trailmonkey]

Insane.

 

[iChan]

To be perfectly honest, I haven't used a Mac with less than 16GB of RAM for well over a decade, but for the way I'll be using this MBA, 16GB would actually feel like overkill. I'm delighted I took the plunge on the base model. Absolutely no regrets.

 

[deeddawg]

Dayum....

 

[Cassandle]

That's amazing!

 

[acidfast7_redux]

HOLY ****. I'm using the new MBA is it crushingly fast compared to everything else I've ever typed on.

Jesus, and for under £900 to my door!

 

[Realityck]

Nice example of laptops speed. Thanks

 

[Rigby]

Nice. I suspect this has more to do with the faster SSD than the CPU though.

 

[felixuta]

This is mind-blowing...!

 

[nikidimi]

I think we're seeing the benefits of finally shedding the limitations of the x86_64 microarchitecture.

I have this crazy feeling that Apple Silicon will show the rest of the industry that x86_64 sucks and that we may finally move on to something better.

Probably more the limitations of Intel's 14nm+++++++

 

[robertosh]

Just a little fun test I did on the base MBA...

Just opening every single default app in the dock of a fresh user and then opening the activity monitor at the end to check out RAM usage.

I dunno how useful is it to see this, but the speed and fluidity of everything is simply obscene for a MBA.

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Thanks a lot, this is more useful than any YouTuber review so far

 

[Pressure]

Nice. I suspect this has more to do with the faster SSD than the CPU though.

You need processor cycles to actually run code.

 

[happyslayer]

Thanks for this. Mine is apparently only a few blocks away (constantly refreshing the UPS app) and I can't wait.

 

[Jimmy James]

I’ve wondered before if Apple’s cooling solution for the early 2020 Air was intentionally poor and noisy to provide a starker contrast for the M1 release.

 

[limesmoothie]

I

To be perfectly honest, I haven't used a Mac with less than 16GB of RAM for well over a decade, but for the way I'll be using this MBA, 16GB would actually feel like overkill. I'm delighted I took the plunge on the base model. Absolutely no regrets.

I've gone with the base on the Mini and an MBA. No regrets, the chip is clearly insanely good.

 

[deeddawg]

I’ve wondered before if Apple’s cooling solution for the early 2020 Air was intentionally poor and noisy to provide a starker contrast for the M1 release.

I dunno, but my early 2020 Air has always been silent except when I was specifically doing something I knew would create a substantial load - such as generating hundreds of RAW previews or exporting dozens of RAW images.

In everyday Safari/Mail/Lightroom/etc tasks it's remained cool and quiet.

 

[Henk van Ess]

Just a little fun test I did on the base MBA...

Just opening every single default app in the dock of a fresh user and then opening the activity monitor at the end to check out RAM usage.

I dunno how useful is it to see this, but the speed and fluidity of everything is simply obscene for a MBA.

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You made the frontpage of MacRUMOR

 

[iFan]

I just want to say that I'm proud of you for hitting the front page, cousin. IChan, iFan, power rangers unite!

 

[Bandaman]

That is very impressive. Things just pop open instantly.

 

[thingstoponder]

Nice. I suspect this has more to do with the faster SSD than the CPU though.

No way. Intel Macs with even faster SSDs do not do this.

I dunno, but my early 2020 Air has always been silent except when I was specifically doing something I knew would create a substantial load - such as generating hundreds of RAW previews or exporting dozens of RAW images.

In everyday Safari/Mail/Lightroom/etc tasks it's remained cool and quiet.

is this the base model? I’ve heard the 4 core ones are hotter.

 

[aleni]

Awesome stuff! Do you have openemu installed? I’m wondering does it run well under rosseta?

 

[deeddawg]

is this the base model? I’ve heard the 4 core ones are hotter.

No, i5 model. I also don’t run chrome, I don’t have a bunch of unnecessary daemons/helpers, and I don’t watch videos that are forced to software decode.

I think part of the perception problem comes from people looking at the CPU temperature and forgetting the surface temperatures of the case are what’s important. I think the 10th gen Intel CPUs simply tended to run hotter than earlier models, which affected peoples perception of what was supposedly “too hot”. In my case I figure the Intel engineers know more about this stuff than I do, so it’s never bothered me that the CPU might run at its design spec top temperature went under load.