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However, our 13-inch MacBook Pro sample did experience some graphics-stuttering issues in the course of testing in PC Labs that could be attributed to thermal throttling. PCMag has not independently verified the throttling issues that Lee reported on the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The base-model 13-inch MacBook Pro without a Touch Bar is not affected, as that machine was not updated in the 2018 refresh. The tests showed throttling not only on the Core i9 laptop, but on all of the models that were announced this month. In a YouTube video posted last week, technology commenter Dave Lee claimed that not only was the Core i9-equipped MacBook Pro running slower than its base clock speed, but that it was also completing video rendering tasks 11 percent slower than the previous-generation MacBook Pro with a Core i7 processor.Īpple replicated the issue by conducting its own testing using a similar but not identical workflow to the one Lee demonstrated, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Core i9 in that model is designed to run at a base clock frequency of 2.9GHz, with a 4.9GHz maximum using Intel's Turbo Boost technology.
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Tuesday's firmware update comes after reports surfaced last week that the top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro with a Core i9 processor was running, at times, at 2.2GHz under heavy workloads, such as rendering video in Adobe Premiere Pro.
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The company recommends that all owners of the new Touch Bar-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro and 15-inch MacBook Pro install the update.
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"We apologize to any customer who has experienced less than optimal performance on their new systems."Īpple said that a software update, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update, will be available for download today from the Mac App Store to correct the problem.
Yet with profits up, will Apple just keep boiling the frogs."Following extensive performance testing under numerous workloads, we've identified that there is a missing digital key in the firmware that impacts the thermal management system and could drive clock speeds down under heavy thermal loads on the new MacBook Pro," an Apple spokesperson told PCMag. the only mac I might be tempted with now would be the iMac, yet even that has lost the ability to change the vesa mount (yes long ago, yet another post Jobs judgement) and target display, two features I still use clinging to hardware that is adaptable, and compatible with more than the latest beta OS forced on those who pay the ultimate price in so many ways. The TB3>TB adapter is a favourite which should support Mini DiplayPort to even meet the base spec does not, and so the ONLY monitor I could not get working at the launch of the 2016 macbook pro was Apple's own 27" LED Cinema Display. Pro tower - highly proprietary and another admitted misjudgement.Īnd then there are the dongles, oh my goodness. Please give us macs we can actually effectively repair, adapt for OUR often changing needs, and options to vary the cost, configuration, and to SERVE users, vs restricting so much. how many even really like the new keyboard (of COURSE there will be some) ? There is no stand alone to match, or with even the most basic backlighting option (really?), and my guess is the cost of the touchbar that macbook pro users are ransomed to pay for would never cut it in a stand alone - even the iMac Pro didn't get it.? What would such a keyboard retail at ? $400+ ?Įverything onboard - has Apple saddled pro users with this - current management does a lot that is great, but the designs just do not work (for me) any more - even the mini is locked down on ram - really? I mean really ? Throw away design, especially for entry level which may be starting tight on budget - 'sustainability'.?