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5950X is 105W desktop CPU. Apple M1 is for laptops and Mac Mini.

by tintor 6y ago

gjsman-1000 6y ago
You can buy it in a Mac Mini, and an iMac eventually no doubt. The "laptop"/"desktop"-grade chip distinction is pretty arbitrary here.
- Existenceblinks 6y ago
  The distinction theme between labtop and destop is customization, integration, and maximization. Apple Silicon is not going to destroy case/fan/liquidcooler/fancyLED/GPU/Motherboard/etc industry. It's still crystal clear distinction. EDIT:// sorry, i misread/skip the "chip" part.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  > The "laptop"/"desktop"-grade chip distinction is pretty arbitrary here. This is the first of their CPUs. The iMac will almost certainly be running a higher end CPU which at the very least supports more RAM. It's likely the 16" MacBook Pro and the higher end 13" MacBook Pro will share a CPU with the iMac the same way the Mac mini and the MacBook Air share a CPU.
  - chithanh 6y ago
    I think the holdup for the iMac is not the CPU, but rather Apple's discrete GPU which is not ready yet. For replacing the Xeon-W in the Mac Pro and iMac Pro, they will also need a higher performing CPU, sure.
    - deergomoo 6y ago
      I hope they offer an option for integrated-only for all their product lines going forward. The 16" MacBook Pro is only available with a discrete GPU, which I don't need but causes me tons of issues with heat and fan noise. The dGPU has to be enabled to run external monitors, and due to an implementation detail, the memory clocks always run at full tilt when the resolution of driven monitors doesn't match, resulting at a constant 20W power draw even while idle.
kcb 6y ago
Single core performance usually isn't much different between laptop and desktop CPUs.
- derefr 6y ago
  These top scores are achieved with heavy overclocks combined with ridiculous cooling rigs. You can't really do that to a laptop. (I mean, you can in theory, but at that point it's not a laptop any more. It's ripped in half and strapped to a water block.)

5950X is 105W desktop CPU. Apple M1 is for laptops and Mac Mini.

by tintor 6y ago

5950X is 105W desktop CPU. Apple M1 is for laptops and Mac Mini.

You can buy it in a Mac Mini, and an iMac eventually no doubt. The "laptop"/"desktop"-grade chip distinction is pretty arbitrary here.

Existenceblinks 6y ago
The distinction theme between labtop and destop is customization, integration, and maximization. Apple Silicon is not going to destroy case/fan/liquidcooler/fancyLED/GPU/Motherboard/etc industry. It's still crystal clear distinction. EDIT:// sorry, i misread/skip the "chip" part.
ogre_codes 6y ago
> The "laptop"/"desktop"-grade chip distinction is pretty arbitrary here. This is the first of their CPUs. The iMac will almost certainly be running a higher end CPU which at the very least supports more RAM. It's likely the 16" MacBook Pro and the higher end 13" MacBook Pro will share a CPU with the iMac the same way the Mac mini and the MacBook Air share a CPU.
- chithanh 6y ago
  I think the holdup for the iMac is not the CPU, but rather Apple's discrete GPU which is not ready yet. For replacing the Xeon-W in the Mac Pro and iMac Pro, they will also need a higher performing CPU, sure.
  - deergomoo 6y ago
    I hope they offer an option for integrated-only for all their product lines going forward. The 16" MacBook Pro is only available with a discrete GPU, which I don't need but causes me tons of issues with heat and fan noise. The dGPU has to be enabled to run external monitors, and due to an implementation detail, the memory clocks always run at full tilt when the resolution of driven monitors doesn't match, resulting at a constant 20W power draw even while idle.

kcb 6y ago

Single core performance usually isn't much different between laptop and desktop CPUs.

derefr 6y ago
These top scores are achieved with heavy overclocks combined with ridiculous cooling rigs. You can't really do that to a laptop. (I mean, you can in theory, but at that point it's not a laptop any more. It's ripped in half and strapped to a water block.)