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Will the base core count and mix between perf and efficient cores remain the same? That has lead to different scaling factors for the multicore performance tha
by bhouston 1y ago
Will the base core count and mix between perf and efficient cores remain the same? That has lead to different scaling factors for the multicore performance than the single core metrics.
- zamadatix 1y agoPossibly, at least compared to the previous M4 generation. For the lowest tier M models to this point: M1 (any): 4P + 4E M2 (any): 4P + 4E M3 (any): 4P + 4E M4 (iPad): 3P + 6E M4 (Mac): 4P + 6E M5 (iPad): 3P + 6E (claimed) M5 (Mac): Unknown It's worth noting there are often higher tier models that still don't earn the "Pro" moniker. E.g. there is a 4P + 8E variant of the iMac which is still marketed as just having a normal M4.
- AtlasBarfed 1y agoAre these cores getting way more complex? Because there should be room for 2x - 3x as many cores with die shrinks at this point.
- astrange 1y agoIf you get more space, you need a really good reason not to use that space on more cache. Also, the size numbers are lies and aren't the actual size of anything.
- zamadatix 1y agoThe die shrinks are less than the marketing numbers would make you believe, but the cores are getting significantly more complex. I think E cores had a 50% cache increase this generation, as an example. The above summary also excludes the GPU, which seems to have gotten the most attention this generation (~+30%, even more in AI workloads).