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How does the iPhone’s A18 Pro SoC compare to M-series?
The A18 Pro found in the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max is surprisingly powerful for something that sits in your pocket. In single...
How much Memory do I need for My Mac?
With Apple’s new baseline of 16 GBytes of RAM on their M4 or newer devices, 80% of users can comfortably run dozens of browser tabs...
How much SSD/Hard Drive Space do I need for My Mac?
Unlike Apple’s new RAM baseline of 16 GBytes of RAM, Apple’s unfortunately still skimping on hard disk space with just 256 GBytes of SSD on...
Can you upgrade the storage on Apple Silicon devices?
Yes, on some of them but Apple does not officially support and they may void your warranty if you do it as you have to...
What’s Geekbench and how is each score type important?
Geekbench 6 is a MacOS app that benchmarks CPU and GPU performance using tasks that mirror real-world usage. Its four main score types — Single-Core,...
Is it true Apple previously designed their own CPUs before the A and M-series?
Yes, before Apple was using Intel CPUs for their Macs, Apple collaborated with Motorola and IBM on the PowerPC CPU line. While we don’t have...
What kind of power do M series chips consume?
Apple’s M chips are extremely power efficient. Please read our full blog post about how many watts Apple Silicon consume during idle and peak usage.
What is your “Bang for Buck” score?
The “Bang for Buck” score is a helpful metric designed to measure the overall value of a Mac computer by balancing performance against its cost....
What is a “binned” versus “non-binned” Apple M chip?
Binned vs. Non-Binned Apple Silicon Chips On Apple Silicon chips (like the M1 through M4, and future M5), “binned” and “non-binned” refer to variants of...
What is your “Performance” score and what is “Normalized Combined Geekbench Score”?
The Normalized Geekbench Score (NGS) labeled as “Performance” on many of our graphs/charts) combines three metrics—single-core CPU, multi-core CPU, and adjusted GPU Metal score—into a...