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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by dharma1 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @02:43AM (#25067467)
it's probably <20s short tasks, if you run the CPU/GPU at full load for extended periods the thermals kick in and the M1 Macbook Air without fan will reduce clock speed.

iPad pro - the current 2020 gen iPad pro has A12Z (essentially the same chip as 2018 A12X with extra GPU cores) - significantly older chip than A14. I think there will be an A14 iPad Pro refresh with mini led display in early 2021.

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Re:Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end... by mpweiher on Thursday November 12, 2020 @04:10AM (#25067955)
> thermals ... reduce clock speed.

I see that statement a lot, and yes, at some point that is going to happen.

But the analysis seems to fail to take into account what utterly amazingly low power devices these chips are. So while it will happen, it might take a long time.

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