The i9 initially had throttling issues, although some of those issues have been solved. A lot of recent reviews have shown that almost every PC/Mac i9, that isn

The i9 initially had throttling issues, although some of those issues have been solved. A lot of recent reviews have shown that almost every PC/Mac i9, that isn't built with gaming laptop style heat pipes is going to have throttling issues. That processor is really not meant for a thin and light form factor. There are plenty of PC laptops that can give you similar specs to the high end Apples though. Lenovo recently released another Carbon, and I see constant reviews for pretty high end gaming/workstation lappys.