performance

I look at an SSD purchase decision as answering 3 questions: What is the use case? Which access pattern is typical for the use case? Which SSDs perform well with this access pattern? Moving from the second to the third question is ideally done with a good grasp of how the SSD should perform...

I've had my iPhone 12 Pro since Jan 2021. It has a battery capacity of 84%. For me, I am noticing Safari needing to reload tabs often, and apps like Messages need to be reloaded too. Is this memory management or is this the iPhone degrading its performance slightly to help with the battery...

How high of an Speedometer score do you guys get? (on an old PowerPC ofcourse!😉) Here is mine: URL is https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.1!

There's a lot of discussion on x86 vs Arm already, but in addition to the perf-per-watt war I'm not understanding the value of the Mac Pro vs Studio featuring the same M2 Ultra setup. Where's the value in the Mac Pro unless the clock speeds were pushed higher than the Studio's version? Do...

Specifications 1 TB Apple SSD 16 GB RAM Intel Core i7 2.8GHz no discrete graphics When I perform internet recovery to install the oldest version available, it gives me High Sierra. The latest version supported as set by Apple is Monterey. I am currently using Catalina on it since it is the last...

I have a MacBook Pro 2019 with i5 2.4 GHz and Iris Plus Graphics 655 1536 MB. I am considering buying the Studio Display, but I am not sure if the laptop can drive 5K smoothly. Could anybody running a similar setup comment on whether there is any noticeable stuttering or slowdowns when using a...

Hello guys! I am debating whether I should update my iPad Mini 4 to 15.7.1 or not. Please note I rock iOS 14.8.1 on it and it’s working just fine, good standby times, pretty decent performance given the A8 chip. The thing is that to my knowledge the iPhone 6 (that has the same A8 chip) didn’t...

Hi all, I have iMac Pro Late 2017. I had some performance issues and formatted my Mac. I have installed ventura but nothing changed. Mac boots slow and also runs slow. I did some tests and there's something strange. Write speed is faster than the read speed. Do you think it's normal? If not...

Now, don’t get me wrong, FaceTime has definitely been adding features over the years that are most welcome…. But at what cost? I have been an iPhone owner since the 5C, and I feel like I’m choosing regular phone calls over FaceTime these days because the number of issues I encounter most times...

Hi there just bought an M2 mac book air and was wondering whats the best wat to keep an eye on performance (other than activity monitor). Was thinking an app that can specifically show temperature / throttling if that’s occuring. Any suggestions very much welcome K

From the evidence I've seen, I believe firmly that people are vastly overhyping the effects of the throttling in the M2 MacBook Air. The YouTube review I've seen so far with the most thorough benchmarks is Dave2D's, and he went so far as to say that "if you're someone that wants a very powerful...

I currently have 6 spaces open, and 21 Chrome windows open with several tabs in each. I noticed that there was lag when switching between spaces, so I started rapidly switching between spaces using the keyboard shortcuts (ctrl + left/right arrows), and noticed that iStat menus was showing a...

In my opinion, Apple's design decisions with the new MBA are a missed opportunity. Instead, they should have released TWO devices to better differentiate their product line while covering more ground - as is, too many people of too many different stripes will be underserved, and Apple's product...

Hello, So I've recently started testing a game (Skyrim Special Edition, on Bootcamp to be exact) on both my Macs, one of which is an iMac and the other a MacBook Pro. Now, I'm perfectly aware that Macs aren't really designed for gaming, and while I have considered something a little more...

I've seen in a couple of places that the M1 Mac Mini has issues when connected to Studio display, with performance levels dropping noticeably. I'm weighing up between a 16GB Mini and a Studio Max base model. There's a gulf in price terms, but I have an 8GB Mini with a 4K screen and I'm yet to...

I am doing photo and video editing as well as some 3d (Blender) and will be updating from a 2010 Mac Pro. In the Mac Pro I use a dedicated 1TB SATA SSD as a scratch disk for caches and such. I was taught that it's always best to keep a scratch disk that is physically separate from the system...

So I have the following installation on two separate systems, identical in many respects: Processor: Core i5 RAM: 12 Gb & 16 Gb respectively Host OS: Windows 10 VMWare Workstation Pro 16.1.2 build-17966106 I have Catalina set installed on both with identical...

I've got an iPad mini 4 that's been upgraded to the latest iPadOS version (14.6 as of today). For the past several months, I've noticed a definite lag in terms of performance all around the board, especially with apps like Evernote but also with Safari, Ulysses, Maps, Apple Music and so on. Apps...

I have a 2.66GHz i7 on my mid 2010 MacBook Pro and am updating to a desktop. It has been terrific work machine. I like the size of the 21-inch iMac but it has an i5 chip which was on my old Toshiba laptop and it was ok. If only the 21-inch had the i7 but that's not the case. I don't like the...

I have the latest model, 12.9” iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard. My AirPods crapped out so I am using an Anker USBC to Lightning Audio Adapter to use my regular wired AirPods. I’ve notice that, with nothing else running, there is noticeable difference in speed with the adapter plugged in or not...