M2 MacBook Air 10 CORE VS 8 CORE GPU (This is not good...)

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One of the decisions you need to make when buying a new M2 MacBook Air is if you should choose between the M2 chip with the 8 or 10 core GPU. Naturally you would assume a 10 core GPU would give a nice boost in graphics performance, but should you actually avoid this $100 upgrade and just how much does the faster SSD on the 512GB model affect performance?
0:00 Intro
1:40 CPU is the same
2:34 Disk Speed Test
3:24 256GB VS 512GB File Transfer
5:27 Video Export Test
8:18 GFX Aztec Ruins Benchmark
9:02 Gaming (Shadow of Tomb Raider Benchmark)
14:50 Conclusion (Which MacBook Air config is the best?)
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@film2240 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this helpful video @GregsGadgets. I thought the fanless design wouldn't work for the 10 core GPU option.I'm looking for a new laptop that's silent when editing 4K video and recording voiceovers. Would you recommend the new M2 Macbook Air or would I be better off buying the M1 Macbook Air models and saving some money?

@natanbandler7428 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for an interesting test . Do you think video conference calls such as zoom with background image or Microsoft meeting meet will cause the air to throttle ? There is a big issue with MS meeting video calls when using with external 4K camera that actually kills my intel MacBook Air , it seems to be a common problem and not many are talking about and I’m wondering if the m2 air is past that problem .

@Enconscienator Жыл бұрын

That was a shock! Great explanation with naive v Rosetta. Let’s see if Ventura or Monterey 12.5/6 tweak 10-core wattage curve to make it add value over 8-core beyond exporting Pro-Res footage. Luke Milani tests showed some 10-core advantages

@paulamasciulli7692 Жыл бұрын

I have a mid 2012 MBA and have been waiting for the new Air to come out. Also was waiting for the M2, over the M1. Portability is important. My use is standard, some videos, music, zoom, docs etc. I am stymied by the tech reviews. Thought I had my mind made up for an M2 10Core, 16 Ram, either a 512 or 1 TB storage. HELP, what to get? This throttling issue is confusing me.

@markanthonybarro664 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊 your video helped me decide go for the 8core GPU with 512GB storage. Great informative video work 👍

@SmurfandTurf97 Жыл бұрын

Great vid btw :) so I have the base model 2020 mbp 13 inch m1 Touch Bar. I planning to future proof on a new MacBook. I’ll be mostly editing 1080p and some 4 k videos on final cut. Is it better to go for the mba m2 with 10 core gpu 16gb or ram and 512 ssd or getting the base model mbp 14inch. I know the 14 inch is better it’s just that I don’t want something that heavy. Please give me some tips. Thanks 🙏

@user-fx7tc9uj8y Жыл бұрын

Another awesome video Greg. Can you test Parallels with the 256/512 SSD's ? It access the SSD VM constantly so I think I may need to return the 16gb 256SSD I ordered, and take your advice for the 8GB 512SSD.

@painkiller5664 Жыл бұрын

That's really interesting in your testing, i think the fanless design still had limitations

@4l3kis 9 ай бұрын

In the country that i live in we don't have the 8core gpu model with any upgraded/upgradeable storage so ihave to get the 10 core version. Is the heat a problem when doing light lets say photo editing and some office work or is it the same as the base model?

@j340_official Жыл бұрын

Good video. Could you Add some thermal pads over the m2 SOC for better heat transfer to the chassis, and see if or how that affects gaming performance?

@mattinyoutube Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great video...it was really enlightening!

@GregsGadgets Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Millahtime Жыл бұрын

I had a suspicion that Apple was pushing it with the 10 GPU cores, so I ordered the 8 core for this exact reason. Feeling a lot better about my decision now. I want my Air to get as much battery life as possible and run relatively cool, so I really didn’t think the 10 cores was necessary for this type of machine.

@luckylotus11 Жыл бұрын

Wow excellent point to be noted ...

@Enconscienator Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Greg! I was wanting this EXACT comparison that rules out RAM differences

@mariomaciel4745 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the video and your honesty. You saved me from getting the 10 GPU. I was in the fence. Question for you. Being that the M2 seems to be plagued with issues I would not be opposed to getting the M1 Air. However my fear is since it’s 2 years old and in tech world that translates into 20 years, will the M1 still be relevant in say 4-5 years from now? I respect and rely on your expertise. I’m just a regular user, no tech junky no content creator, no source code ninja. Thanks I’m advance.

@itselijahfox Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I opted for 10 core GPU and 512GB. I'd be curious to see your exact same test, but the 10 core GPU Mac utilizing a laptop cooling pad - just to see if keeping it cool avoids any throttling and what the performance gains might be in that case.

@drhank33y Жыл бұрын

I think the advantage of the Air is that its small and very light, if youre gonna buy fans or coolpads for it I think it kinda defeats the purpose and you might as well go for the slightly bigger MB Pro

@burtdanams4426 Ай бұрын

also, did you only run one test on each of these? or did you actually run each test multiple times to check for variance? I know you say that you tested them, but like how many times?

@prithvy3907 Жыл бұрын

man this is the video ive been waiting for. Thanks a lot

@MaddisonCann Жыл бұрын

I'm happy with my choice, I ordered the 8 core GPU but upgraded my SSD to 512gb based on your pre release videos :) so thanks to you haha, you predicted this would be the case

@GregsGadgets Жыл бұрын

That would be my top recommendation, good choice!

@Isengardtom Жыл бұрын

With 8 GB ram or 16?

@md5hashm681 Жыл бұрын

@@Isengardtom I assume 8, that would make the most sense

@yrjkeenwa6584 Жыл бұрын

What about ram?

@samroop Жыл бұрын

I got the same

@israelmeirlahav2333 Жыл бұрын

Man I love your videos bro you just go straight to the point no bullshit it’s always fun to watch your content

@PlannerShop Жыл бұрын

Happy with what I ordered so far -it arrives tomorrow. Not a gamer, and my heavy lifting done on my Mac Studio. This is for portability, and testing web design. I ordered 8 core, 16 GB RAM, 512 SSD and the 35 w charger. If Apple ever upgrades and releases the 12" Macbook again, I will be first in line to get another one.

@supportyou10 Жыл бұрын

If the 12 ever get the same upgrades as the air then definitely the “Air” worthy of a name. Wouldn’t be surprised if they call it the air mini and they make a bigger one named air max

@619WWEFAN Жыл бұрын

I remember the days when you could only afford 1 device, now you have 2. Our little Greg has grown up into a rich man 🥺❤️

@GregsGadgets Жыл бұрын

I'm fortunate, but I am not rich 😂

@wazitSomethingISaid Жыл бұрын

He orders them and returns within 14 days

@luichunghang Жыл бұрын

You rock man!.This is the exact test and review I need to make my decision. Do you find the 8 core gpu model to be cooler than the 10 core one? It would be also great if you can compare the battery life between the 10 core vs 8 core gpu, I think that would be an interesting information.

@ellieaine1496 10 ай бұрын

This was extremely helpful and so simple to follow, thankyou :)

@GregsGadgets 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful!

@MrDucatiV4 Жыл бұрын

I love this comparison! Great work! 🔥🔥🔥

@EW-cq6yv Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Would you suggest 8 or 16 gigs of memory? Thanks!

@davidjacobs6244 Жыл бұрын

@GregsGadgets Жыл бұрын

Depends on what you want to use it for. 8GB is fine for basic tasks, if you want a lot of apps open at once or plan to run some “pro apps” 16gb is worth it.

@EW-cq6yv Жыл бұрын

@@GregsGadgets Thanks for the reply!

@Ron_DeForest Жыл бұрын

Ok. So what I’m getting from this is the difference between the 10 core and the 8 is negligible. Put the extra money into the hard drive. Is there a speed difference between the 512G and the 1T ssd as in the drive you tested?

@vhex61 Жыл бұрын

Finally, someone testing out the thermal throttling effect of 10 vs 8 gpu core. Would’ve been nicer if the ssd of both system was the same, then you’d have a better battery comparison if the ssd is not working multi folds longer but better than nothing.

@ferirm9812 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much with this video. It helped me decide which upgrade to go with.

@Steve-gi6tb Жыл бұрын

Wow! I did not expect that. Good idea would be to get the 8core GPU with 512SSD and maybe, if necessary, 16GB RAM..

@batoolfatima1234 Жыл бұрын

Could you suggest if the base model M2 air is good enough for students? And basic average tasks like browsing, watching videos and doing excel

@GregsGadgets Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s perfect for those tasks and more.

@mattinyoutube Жыл бұрын

@@GregsGadgets And what about 3D rendering (using the base model but with 512 GB)? Could be the M2 MBA good enough? Because the i3 one surely isn't :(

@madararam2853 Жыл бұрын

Could the new ios 16 update have a different score? Thanks for sharing.

@1968Stratocaster Жыл бұрын

For example is world of Warcraft an optimized app? Would this type of game run acceptably?

@RobertaMacklin Жыл бұрын

Great video. I waited before ordering just to see these types of comparisons.

@RodrigoVillagra-ef2mw Жыл бұрын

Hi! nice vid! I would like to ask you, the only game i play is Wow classic, my mid 2014 macbook pro had an accident and now i need to buy a need one. Would u recommend that i buy a Macbook Air M1 256/8gb? The main use will be for working, and i play almost eery night 2/3 hs of wow classic, i dont think ill install anything else on this laptop. Would u say a $950 Air M1 is enough to play it smooth? or is it worth to spend the 200/300 extra $ for upgraading to a Air M2? Or would u recommend spending a bit more for a M1 16g?, or even stretching to a Pro M2 10 cores gpu? thanks a lot!!!

@RodrigoVillagra-ef2mw Жыл бұрын

I am between these 3 options: MacBook Air M1 2020 / 256GB 8GB Ram - 960 USD MacBook Air M2 2022 / 256GB 8GB Ram - 1290 USD MacBook Pro 13’ M2 2022 / 256GB 8GB Ram - 1330 USD Dont really know if a 16gb version would do thaaaat much difference (for a wow classic game) for the big money difference it represents: MacBook Air M1 2020 / 256GB 16GB Ram - 1490 USD MacBook Air M2 2022 / 256GB 16GB Ram - 1840 USD MacBook Pro 13’ M2 2022 / 256GB 16GB Ram - 1930 USD

@RodrigoVillagra-ef2mw Жыл бұрын

By the way, those are the best USD prices i can get here in Argentina. Thank you very much!

@michaelchachashvili1098 Жыл бұрын

Great performance comparison - thanks!!!

@paulrs2975 Жыл бұрын

Is it a longer delivery time for the custom config (8-GPU w/ 512GB SSD)? It is for me.

@Slackow Жыл бұрын

Could you do a test with a MacBook Air on top of a cooling stand? I'd like to see what difference that would make and see if it's significant or not. It would obviously be worse than internal cooling but if it's enough it could be good for people who only do extended workloads at home.

@MrAtthedrivein925 Жыл бұрын

Great comparison! Could you please test a m1 16gb air vs a 8gb m2

@dilaratesting5988 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m switching from İntel MacBook Pro , (did not switch to the m1-m2 macbook pros on purpose because i hate the Touchbar.) But I have concerns about the ram. Should I go with 8gb ram, (8cpu/8gpu/512ssd) Would it be sufficient for having multiple apps and tabs etc open? . It would be great to have a comparison for different ram configs as well. I’m also aware silicon chip is different than the İntel so I might not even need 16gb but would be great if I could get some opinions. I use simultaneously multiple web apps and design apps ( figma, adobe xd, miro etc) Thank you!

@macin12872 Жыл бұрын

Not really . Get 16 gb of ram instead . Or just get the m1 air with the same upgrades and it will be cheaper

@rezzidue1 Жыл бұрын

Can I second testing battery life between these two models? Does the 10 core use more battery is what everyone’s after🤔

@jeffhale1189 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your thoughts. Blessings on your day!

@Swansy_1 Жыл бұрын

Hey. I’m am buying the m2 mba with the 16gb of RAM and 512gb of storage. Do you think this will be good for a student. I do light editing, school work ofc, and some gaming😎lol. Or could i bump the memory down to 8gb to save some money?

@chromaticvisuelle Жыл бұрын

Get a second hand 14". Much better in every aspect.

@ForTheLoveOfSuits Жыл бұрын

Some excellent real world tests Greg. However as a non gamer the 10 core would have some advantage for me exporting video so it's not such a dramatic find for me.

@fighterpilot12 Жыл бұрын

Will 10-core vs. 8-core GPU make any difference in how I notice normal desktop tasks working on a 4K 60Hz external monitor? That's what I'm most concerned about. I also sometimes to screen recordings of 5-40 minutes long for work.

@iHarshul Жыл бұрын

Nice Video Man Loved it i actually purchased the 10 Core 8/512 Gb Starlight one

@a.carrierexploration Жыл бұрын

What about a fully maxed out M2 Mac Air AND the M2 MacBook Pro? 24 GB ram, and 2 tb storage. Would it be good for editing Fujifilm X-T4 RAW files, and 4K video editing? More interested in the Air version. HATE the touchbar.

@nowjd1796 Жыл бұрын

did you update both Macbook air m2 256gbs and 512gbs into macos ventura yet before testing tomb raider.

@cheahkaimun1 Жыл бұрын

As for now….. the most practical spec configuration for my 1st and new M2 MacBook Air should be based CPU & GPU but upgrading RAM to 16GB and storage 512GB….. what do you advise…..Greg ???? I’m a very average user person……..

@etanlg Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you show some personality. It’s refreshing.

@nathanreedy4380 Жыл бұрын

I did not order this machine (I am waiting for the 15" machine) but this video & the results will stay with me as a mental note that whenever the 15" machine is released if there is a binned GPU version, get that machine & not waste money on more GPU cores that (if the 15" machine remains fanless) will essentially go unused & be a waste of money. Thank you for the video.

@arewealone9969 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, I think I’ll be waiting for the mac mini m2.

@Iwonder493 Жыл бұрын

Is it just 2 different wallpapers? Or on 2 different system versions?

@nandan8097 Жыл бұрын

thx for the recommendation ☺️

@theseeker96 4 ай бұрын

Getting mine today. I ordered an 8gb/512gb model because I plan to use this machine as my main laptop for at least 5-7 years at least.

@stevewright1539 Жыл бұрын

The M2 with additional cores just does not seem like the best fit for the chassis of the Air. It would most likely be great in a mini\mini pro with better cooling. Go for the MBP if you need better performance than the Air can deliver. I think Apple is pushing you in that direction anyway with the pricing of the higher spec'ed Airs.

@SergeiVeremenko Жыл бұрын

that is crazy, i can believe this, thank for testing this mac

@itznickyyheree Жыл бұрын

Could you do this same test after adding thermal pads to both?

@rgrijalva12 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. It is great information. I would like to see a test of the 16/256 MBA M2 vs the 8/256 MBA M2. Will more RAM make it faster?

@GoFastGator Жыл бұрын

In some cases, yes. Because it will swap data less frequently. But anything that relies heavily on storage speed would still suffer on a 256 vs the 512.

@rgrijalva12 Жыл бұрын

@@GoFastGator if you could choose only one upgrade, 16 or 512, what would you pick for this machine?

@GoFastGator Жыл бұрын

@@rgrijalva12 tough call. I think I’d lean towards going for the 512GB SSD. I can always discipline myself to keep open apps and tabs to a minimum, and the twin SSDs will improve swap times if you do use up all of the 8GB of unified memory. There is no workaround for a slow SSD.

@rgrijalva12 Жыл бұрын

@@GoFastGator Thank you. It makes sense.

@johnmarshall4_ Жыл бұрын

I ordered the 8 core GPU based on hypothesis that extra cores would generate more heat and thermal throttle faster. Thanks for confirming this! I still wonder how more RAM affects temp / power / battery life though.

@carrompoolgaming9926 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the detailed analysis and sharing the results with your audience. If my primary requirements are to to edit 4K videos, photo editing, copying stuffs to external drive, web browsing, watching videos on KZfaq, coding with visual studio code and using ms office apps, will it be a good idea to get M2 MacBook Air with 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU, 512 GB SDD, 16 GB unified memory?

@chromaticvisuelle Жыл бұрын

14" is better for that.

@carrompoolgaming9926 Жыл бұрын

@@chromaticvisuelle Thought so. Having M1 pro, 14" MacBook pro will be a better choice over M2 MacBook Air I guess.

@nosakhareologhola4142 Жыл бұрын

i need 1Tb storage, what if i order a 8 core with that ssd?is it still better than the 10 core?

@MarbsMusic Жыл бұрын

Interesting... great video Greg!

@smbdcry Жыл бұрын

Does it need higher ram to fully utilize 2 more gpu.. 8 ram is already stressed out for loading the game.

@user-cl8gb6ud9r Жыл бұрын

Does battery continuation have any effect?

@kode54 Жыл бұрын

For future reference, you could be using Amorphous Disk Benchmark, which pretty much duplicates the functionality of Crystal Disk Mark, only for Mac. Also, it has official permission to replicate the UI appearance of Crystal Disk Mark. Though the Dark Mode appearance could use some work.

@ggproductions7078 Жыл бұрын

I have used both and all that really happens is you get higher read and write figures CDM than BMD and of course the random stats

@acsw 7 ай бұрын

I traded in my M1 MacBook Pro for an M2 Air because I needed something lighter & more portable to fit into my backpack for school. I did a LOT of research before making the switch & decided on the 8 gpu cores, 16gb ram, 512gb ssd. I'm so glad I didn't do the 10 cores. Was trying to save money wherever I could, as I wound up paying more for my Air than I did for my Pro when I bought it. But to me, the weight of the machine is worth paying a little more. I literally only use it for school. Haven't received my Air yet but I'm very excited to get it & see for myself! Great video! Makes me feel even more satisfied with my choice.

@tassewwoldehanna247 Жыл бұрын

What about if I buy 1 TB SSD? Does this means better speed compared with 512GB?

@victor05052001 Жыл бұрын

what about the RAM? Do I get the 8 GPU 512Gb with 8 or 16 RAM?

@user-cn4vk8vt6l 8 ай бұрын

It was very helpful！

@ibleminen Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to under volt the gpu and cpu to avoid the thermal throttling?

@uchechukwuajala8719 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing these test so I do have to.

@drticzon Жыл бұрын

Oh crap.....just when I was going to re-order a maxed-out MacBook Air M2 (I ordered it on pre-order day, then cancel it Friday after going to the Apple store. Did not like the new color). I was just about to place my order for a maxed-out silver MacBook Air M2....but this video put me on the sideline again. I'm looking forward to the next video. I am going to have to look at the base model MBP 14 inch again. I lIke to see a battery test with the two different CPU. I saw one video with a MBP 14in M1MAX only had a battery life of 5 hours, which made me conclude that if you want battery life, don't upgrade the CPU. Your findings in the video confirmed what I am suspecting. My 2010 MBP (16GB with 2TB SSD) is going to be used for a little longer. Thank you for all the tests you are providing us.

@agenericaccount3935 Жыл бұрын

If I am exporting to KZfaq, I won't be doing it to prores. I'll be doing it in h.265, which has become common. Is there a reason that this was not compared?

@lanavargas5750 Ай бұрын

I just bought a refurbished M3 macbook with 24gb of ram and 1tb of storage (8core CPU, 10core GPU) using it for some (not super intense) video editing and for school. I had the option of getting the m3 pro for the same price but with less ram (18gb) but with more cores (11core cpu, 14core gpu). I decided in the end the ram was more important than the cores. I’d love to know ur thoughts!!

@salihmert8310 Жыл бұрын

Can i use base model macbook air m2 for computer engineering. I will go to a university so it will be my first laptop. Do you guys suggest me that

@roguewavecreative Жыл бұрын

I am curious if anybody else has seen this on the new M2 MacBook Air. I went to the Apple Store and I saw this online but I noticed it actually myself is two things. I would assume this has to do with it being so thin but the keyboard felt different it felt squishier if that makes sense I didn’t really mind it but it definitely felt different than the old MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 14 and 16. The other thing I noticed in again I think this has to do with the thickness is the trackpad didn’t feel as responsive maybe is the right word. I’m just curious I mean it might just be me I mean seriously I was just curious if anyone had this experience. Not bad just different.

@rounakgupta6908 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, I am looking to purchase a MacBook Air. Should I go with MacBook Air m1 or m2. The base price of m1 is ₹86k (1075$) and m2 is ₹101k (1375$). Should on paper there is a difference of 300$. But I can sell the free AirPods that will come with m2 air.. to lower the price but it will still cost me ₹100k (1275$). So what should I do??

@junghoonlee4764 Жыл бұрын

Im thinking to doing coding (JAVA, C&C++, Python, Go, Kotlin, etc). Should I just buy M1 Macbook Pro basic model or M2 Macbook Air with 10 core GPU with 16 GB, 512 SSD would work for coding as well? My origin plan was to buy M2 Air but because of this throttle and keyboard thermal issue I'm hesitate to buy M2 air.

@estabravo Жыл бұрын

Macbook Pro - M1 Pro would be more powerful, and better for longer work sessions.

@ruiqingliu1048 Жыл бұрын

Should I just go for 16+256? I am just using it for R studio and with many many chrome tabs open, I think that's it. I have many thunderbolt external SSD. Or I should pay $200 more for 512g SSD?

@youuuuuuuuuuutube 3 ай бұрын

Go for minimum 512 because 256 is running at half speed.

@ottoernst6707 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if modding the 10 core and adding a cooling pad will help

@simofsimenz Жыл бұрын

Greg, you only test one game. You need to do some more game tests for this comparison.

@mtedwards Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video. Choosing the right configuration for a new MacBook can be a headache inducing task. It took about a month before I ordered my first MacBook (M1 Air 256g/16g memory) in January last year. I couldn’t justify getting an M1 pro at the time. I don’t actually need a new MacBook Air at the moment but there’s no harm with looking 🤣

@DigitalDesignET Жыл бұрын

Your analysis is spot on as always, but don't forget the 'Air' is not for the power hungry. Apple Silicon is so good we got spoiled. Love your channel from Ethiopia.

@anshdeepchauhan7208 Жыл бұрын

I will be starting my design degree this September. I'll be dealing with ux/ui/graphic and web designing as well as all the other things such as online classes,projects etc. So I was thinking of getting the m2 air 16gb and 512 ssb with the 8 core cpu and 10 core gpu .what do you suggest should i go for it or should i get the 8 core gpu one?

@vigneshrao8637 Жыл бұрын

Hey there if you are reading this please leave your opinion below please. The problem I've is I'm from India and the new air m2 is overpriced in india and they don't even provide any student discounts on air m2 10core gpu and i really can't afford that much i can only afford the 256gb one and i do only my regular collage work. May take it?

@macin12872 Жыл бұрын

Just get an m1 MacBook Air

@JuanMarcosEnriquezjme Жыл бұрын

Question. What about memory RAM. It is not necessary to add 16GB of memory using 512 gb disc?

@Isengardtom Жыл бұрын

Nice video Greg.

@drmx9477 Жыл бұрын

M2 MacBook Air with: 1. 35 Watt dual USB-C port compact power adapter. 2. 16 GB RAM 3. 512 GB SSD 4. 8 core GPU 5. Silver color. Should I go for the above specifications? Will I benefit from the increased RAM of 16 GB instead of the standard 8 GB ? Please advise

@JTTVee Жыл бұрын

Definitely would only get 16gb and nothing lower

@luichunghang Жыл бұрын

Beware the 35 watt is shared among two devices. It is documented on apple support page. If you are charging iPad and MacBook Air at the same time, you are getting 17.5 W each. I drop this idea after knowing this.

@douglasemsantos Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@dhaamd.slayer5025 7 ай бұрын

I found the 10 core gpu being 50 dollars cheaper as a refurbished apple certified over a new education discount 8 core gpu for macbook M2 air. Would you recommend paying more to get the 8 core instead LOL? The only game I play on it is dota 2

@kompassorpigo7600 3 ай бұрын

Same question lol. I do think the fact he was running them off battery power made them power-throttle before they could even thermal-throttle causing the more power-hungry 10 core model to slow down.

@AndrewGreenaway Жыл бұрын

I totally agree that the base should not have a slower disk speed at all and that is shitty on Apples part, however people who are buying the base model aren't interested in the fastest read/write speeds. I was very hesitant on buying a new MBA from spending hours of watching videos on the M2 MBP and was going to just buy a refurbed MBP14 as I was going to spec up my Air to that price point anyway. Then on launch day they had base models in stock and I grabbed one and I have no complaints at all and will be keeping it as my daily driver. A lot of these videos make you think the MBA M2 is going to be running like an N6000 on Windows 11 lol.

@sejn2587 Жыл бұрын

@Garrus Vakarian well you fell foul of your own argument there at the end. Again, the majority of MBA entry level users don’t even know what a GPU is.

@ArminDressler Жыл бұрын

@GregsGadgets Can you please test this with Blender rendering with Cycles/GPU render engine? This would be a test without Rosetta2 and still can produce a massive sustained load on the GPU.

@TheGv2004 Жыл бұрын

MacBook Air M2 with 8GBRAM/10Core/512GBSSD for $1299 on Best Buy, is that a good deal? I only use the laptop for web browsing, multiple tabs open and managing my Apple iCloud Music Library.

@Semikami Жыл бұрын

In general (not just with M2 MBA) I would love to see how different Apple chips handle, say, Dolphin if you have some GameCube or Wii games laying around. That to me is the most exciting gaming you can do nowadays on a Mac.

@lakshay2002 Жыл бұрын

Damnn man, so accurate. Thanks. Going for the 8 cores gpu and 512 gigs variant.

@edwardlin2941 Жыл бұрын

From the many YT vids such as yours, I figured the chips cannot be maximized in Air models due to thermal throttle thus why get 10 core. My purchase based on form factor was the binged 8 core M2 Air with SSD upgrade. Thank you for verifying my purchase decision.

@andyH_England Жыл бұрын

It can handle it in relatively shorter spurts, so say a 4 min render, it will be fine. I doubt many people using a MB Air will be rendering big projects and if they are then that is they're bad; they should be getting a pro machine. So, no, I disagree, for the hobbyist the 10-core will be worth it, but for most of us, me included, it is not really value-added.

@user-wr4yl7tx3w Жыл бұрын

What if you are doing machine learning, which also uses GPU?

@theshipenthusiast Жыл бұрын

I think the fact that your using a beta software with macOS Ventura might be having an effect since beta’s tend to be very inconsistent.

@GrumpyCoder Жыл бұрын

I think that you're right, but I'm pretty sure it's even better to upgrade the RAM to 16gb than upgrading the ssd. For my case, I dont transfer file that much and I use the iCloud. The RAM will bring me more speed at the end because it will reduce the SWAP a lot while using a lot of memory/applications. The ultimate way to go I think is to upgrade both ssd and RAM 16/512 ($$$$$). On budget, I will say RAM is more profitable (in my opinion). By the way, I use my computer as web developer so mostly coding and web browsing. For more heavy tasks I can be wrong! For the 10 core, its true that it's a waste in that computer! I ordered a MacBook Air m2 base model with 16gb ram addition I think is the sweat spot for me.

@TheWohnJick Жыл бұрын

Agreed, for coders, 16/256 would be a sweet spot as most of the times it involves CPU/GPU intensive tasks instead of IO intensive tasks such as exporting to the storage.

@user-ok8qc8tp9p Жыл бұрын

I expected this result that's why I ordered 8 core with 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD. Thank you for your test. I am supported!

@fdsaffff Жыл бұрын

holy shit thats lot money

@youuuuuuuuuuutube 3 ай бұрын

Same but with 2TB SSD.

@robertp457 Жыл бұрын

I remember reading something about a separate encode decode engine as part of the SoC and here is what I found: Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW Video decode engine Video encode engine ProRes encode and decode engine There is nothing telling consumers if the "media engine" are equal on each model.