Intel Macs tell you why they last shut down, in the ‘shutdown cause code’ written to the log by their System Management Controller. What do Apple silicon Macs do?
sysctl
It’s well known that writing Time Machine backups to storage is throttled to slow them down. What’s the point of using faster SSDs that are more expensive if macOS stops them from being fast
Where can you look if you can’t find it in System Information? What if you need that value or setting in a script or app? Here are some suggestions.
New version helps you check which features are available in your Mac’s CPU, and more, linking to a page here with detailed information.
Apple’s M2 chip uses a newer version of the CPU core instruction set. This increases its capability, thus how well it will cope with future apps and macOS, compared with the M1.
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