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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by jeswin on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:34PM (#25066482)
But did the test run long enough to need the fan, and what was the ambient temperature?

The fanless Intel Core-M CPUs could post excellent benchmark scores (for its time). But if you give it a lengthy compile task, it'll slow down dramatically.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by lostlogin on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:56PM (#25066595)
Aren’t they both running the same test?

Or are you saying that the test needs to run for way longer to be fair?

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by Phrodo_00 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:40AM (#25066828)
> Or are you saying that the test needs to run for way longer to be fair?

Yes, the main computing constraint of mobile devices is heat management (This doesn't really reflect the CPU but the complete device. Putting the CPU in a more ideal setup like a traditional desktop or water cooling will improve the CPU's performance in longer tasks)

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