Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
July 19, 2018 03:50 pm GMT

Apple's 2018 MacBook Pro has some serious CPU throttling issues

On paper, Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro appears to be a monster of a laptop, configurable with a powerful Intel eighth-generation Core i9 six-core processor.

But it turns out shelling out an extra $400 to upgrade to the beefier CPU isn't worth it. Benchmarks shared by customers who've purchased the pricey processor boost have revealed the chip is significantly throttled under heavy workloads with performance on-par with the base Intel Core i7 chip.

SEE ALSO: What it's like to type on the new MacBook Pro keyboard

Tech YouTuber Dave Lee was the first to call attention to the 2018 MacBook Pro's CPU throttling problems. Read more...

More about Apple, Macbook Pro, Throttling, Macbook Pro 2018, and Tech

Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/ILNk5RikiZI/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Mashable

Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.

More About this Source Visit Mashable