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8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests::Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by cutting-edge M3 Apple silicon, but the base configuration 14-inch model starting at $1,599...

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[-] 4am@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

That has more to do with faster traces; the ram is “closer” to the CPU so the signal is cleaner.

Not defending the move, I’d take upgradability in a laptop.

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Only makes a difference at oc levels of manual tuning. Which apple isn't doing at their factory I reckon.

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I mean, when you’re the one manufacturing the board, I’m pretty sure you could eek out some more baseline performance without having to tweak each one for OC in the production line, my dude.

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

At 100gb/s for the base model there probably actively downclocking the ram to make the higher end models more attractive.

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