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Can you game core allocation on Apple silicon?

Some threads are set to run in the background, and get allocated to the E cores. Could you run them in a VM, and effectively promote them to run on P cores instead?

November 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: I told you so!

Nearly 6 months ago, many thought the M2 Pro and Max would come in Macs in the autumn of this year. So why hasn’t Apple released them yet?

November 27, 2022 Macs, Technology

Dismal write performance of Disk Images

Three types of Disk Image, encrypted or not, tested when freshly made or used and remounted. So many variations, but only one type of Disk Image can be trusted for writing.

July 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Why are Disk Images so slow at writing?

A Mac Studio Max has an SSD delivering up to 7.4 GB/s, and a CPU up to 50% faster than a 16-core Xeon. Why does it write an encrypted disk image at the speed of a slow hard disk?

July 5, 2022 Macs, Technology

When will Apple ship other M2 Macs?

Should you wait for Apple’s to release Macs with the M2 Max, or won’t those be available until next year? Here are some speculative dates based on the M1 release cycle.

June 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Power on Tap: Dynamic control of P cores in M1 chips

Both P and E cores are run at different frequencies according to the load on M1 chips. This explores how macOS manages their frequencies and why.

May 31, 2022 Macs, Technology

How macOS copes with heavy workloads on M1 cores

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How the E and P cores in an M1 Max chip cope with the heavy system workload after login, but still give the user the scope to run apps immediately.

May 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

What’s the fastest way to transfer files with M1 Macs?

AirDrop is quick, convenient and as slow as you’ll get. Ethernet all too often runs at only 1 Gb/s. Here are the fastest solutions involving M1 models.

May 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Mac Studio Max and Studio Display: impressions and future

Can you replace an iMac Pro with a Mac Studio Max and Studio Display? For the last month I’ve been assessing this, and here’s my answer in full.

May 7, 2022 Macs, Technology

Does it matter which Thunderbolt ports you use?

There’s evidence to suggest that original M1 Macs write more slowly to external SSDs in some configurations. Does this extend to later models with M1 Pro or Max chips?

May 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

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