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Did you even bother to read the article? They have an entire page on power consumption under various workloads. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-m

Did you even bother to read the article? They have an entire page on power consumption under various workloads. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performanc...

rowanG077 5y ago
Can you please quote the part which discusses power and thermal limitations backed up with tests because I don't see any of it on that page. As far as I read it these test only report package power and wall power used under certain loads. It doesn't say anything about any limitations. No long term tests or temperature graphs. No information at what temperature throttling kicks in. Is CPU temperature truly the only limiting factor or are the VRMs also a pain point? I could go on but I think this illustrates enough of what I want to see.
- ksec 5y ago
  What you are looking for is a Laptop Review, how M1 Pro / Max under the MacBook Pro 14 / 16 cooling works with maximum possible TDP and cooling. But this isn't a Laptop Review, it is an SoC review. My guess Dave2D will look into these sort of thing since he cares about it before anyone on the internet actually test these sort of things for Laptop. ( Possibly due to various PR restrictions )
- GeekyBear 5y ago
  Their stories span multiple pages, but for some reason people on mobile frequently seem to miss the other pages. Here's the whole story on one page. https://www.anandtech.com/print/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review https://www.anandtech.com/print/17024/apple-m1-max-performan...
  - rowanG077 5y ago
    Yes I read everything. There is no concrete information or tests about thermal or power limit throttling.
    - GeekyBear 5y ago
      Here you go: >https://www.anandtech.com/comments/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review/760361 https://www.anandtech.com/comments/17024/apple-m1-max-perfor...
      - rowanG077 5y ago
        Someone saying without any data to back it up doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Like I said nothing concrete. > Any pure CPU or GPU workload doesn't come close to the thermal limits of the machine. So does that mean it is thermally limited on a CPU + GPU workload? What about a CPU + GPU + Media engine workload. What about using the NPU? Does SSD load have an impact? SSDs nowadays can consume 15+W of power. dozens of questions, unanswered by such a short sentence. Please just test it out and give us the data.
        GeekyBear 5y ago
        >Someone saying without any data to back it up doesn't exactly inspire confidence. That "someone" is the editor in chief for Anandtech. He says you need a workload that stresses both the CPU and GPU as much as possible and let that run overnight before the ability to crank the fans higher than normal is handy.
        rowanG077 5y ago
        > That "someone" is the editor in chief for Anandtech. I don't see how that is relevant. > He says you need a workload that stresses both the CPU and GPU as much as possible and let that run overnight before the ability to crank the fans higher than normal is handy. Then why is there no data? This is much more interesting then what some of the tests done in the report.

rowanG077 5y ago

Can you please quote the part which discusses power and thermal limitations backed up with tests because I don't see any of it on that page. As far as I read it these test only report package power and wall power used under certain loads. It doesn't say anything about any limitations. No long term tests or temperature graphs. No information at what temperature throttling kicks in. Is CPU temperature truly the only limiting factor or are the VRMs also a pain point? I could go on but I think this illustrates enough of what I want to see.

ksec 5y ago
What you are looking for is a Laptop Review, how M1 Pro / Max under the MacBook Pro 14 / 16 cooling works with maximum possible TDP and cooling. But this isn't a Laptop Review, it is an SoC review. My guess Dave2D will look into these sort of thing since he cares about it before anyone on the internet actually test these sort of things for Laptop. ( Possibly due to various PR restrictions )
GeekyBear 5y ago
Their stories span multiple pages, but for some reason people on mobile frequently seem to miss the other pages. Here's the whole story on one page. https://www.anandtech.com/print/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review https://www.anandtech.com/print/17024/apple-m1-max-performan...
- rowanG077 5y ago
  Yes I read everything. There is no concrete information or tests about thermal or power limit throttling.
  - GeekyBear 5y ago
    Here you go: >https://www.anandtech.com/comments/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review/760361 https://www.anandtech.com/comments/17024/apple-m1-max-perfor...
    - rowanG077 5y ago
      Someone saying without any data to back it up doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Like I said nothing concrete. > Any pure CPU or GPU workload doesn't come close to the thermal limits of the machine. So does that mean it is thermally limited on a CPU + GPU workload? What about a CPU + GPU + Media engine workload. What about using the NPU? Does SSD load have an impact? SSDs nowadays can consume 15+W of power. dozens of questions, unanswered by such a short sentence. Please just test it out and give us the data.
      - GeekyBear 5y ago
        >Someone saying without any data to back it up doesn't exactly inspire confidence. That "someone" is the editor in chief for Anandtech. He says you need a workload that stresses both the CPU and GPU as much as possible and let that run overnight before the ability to crank the fans higher than normal is handy.
        rowanG077 5y ago
        > That "someone" is the editor in chief for Anandtech. I don't see how that is relevant. > He says you need a workload that stresses both the CPU and GPU as much as possible and let that run overnight before the ability to crank the fans higher than normal is handy. Then why is there no data? This is much more interesting then what some of the tests done in the report.