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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by TylerE on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:52AM (#42024304)
There was a really annoying issue with a lot of the intel MacBooks where due to the board design one of the two power sockets would cause them to run quite a bit hotter.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by kalleboo on Saturday November 02, 2024 @03:51AM (#42024755)
Yeah I remember that, I posted a YouTube video complaining about it 6 years ago, before I could find any other references to the issue online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rox2IfViJLg

That would cause it to throttle even when idle! But even on battery or using the right-hand ports, under continuous load (edit-build-test cycles) it would quickly throttle.

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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by TylerE on Saturday November 02, 2024 @04:05AM (#42024818)
Oh yeah, I'm very aware. My work machine was a 2015 MBP until about 6 months ago. It was really bad towards the end.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by kalleboo on Saturday November 02, 2024 @08:12AM (#42025924)
Congratulations on upgrading away from it!
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