Is M5 a typo? All the other reports I’ve seen have said M4.
Not necessarily. If Apple waits until WWDC to introduce new Studios, they just might be M5 processors. By that point, the M4 would be a year old.
Personally, I think they should be getting new Studios out the door like. yesterday. We no idea what might happen with import tariffs at this point. But if they do come, Apple products will get a lot more expensive...unless Tim "Apple" can convince Donald to make an exception.
"The production nodes are N3X (3nm-class, extreme performance-focused) as well as N2 (2nm-class). TSMC says that when compared to N3P, chips made on N3X can either lower power consumption by 7% at the same frequency by lowering Vdd from 1.0V to 0.9V, increase performance by 5% at the same area, or increase transistor density by around 10% at the same frequency. Meanwhile, the key advantage of N3X compared to predecessors is its maximum voltage of 1.2V, which is important for ultra-high-performance applications, such as desktop or datacenter GPUs."
So maybe Apple will use N3X for Ultra and Extreme hence the long wait but it seems like it's worth waiting for since Mac mini M4 Pro/MacBook M4 MAX are incredible beasts.
Is M5 a typo? All the other reports I’ve seen have said M4.
Not necessarily. If Apple waits until WWDC to introduce new Studios, they just might be M5 processors. By that point, the M4 would be a year old.
Personally, I think they should be getting new Studios out the door like. yesterday. We no idea what might happen with import tariffs at this point. But if they do come, Apple products will get a lot more expensive...unless Tim "Apple" can convince Donald to make an exception.
I don't think apple cares enough about us Studio users to launch a whole new chip series with it. We'll prob get an m4 ultra and then a couple months later the M5 will drop with the budget machines
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So maybe Apple will use N3X for Ultra and Extreme hence the long wait but it seems like it's worth waiting for since Mac mini M4 Pro/MacBook M4 MAX are incredible beasts.