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  • TSMC 3nm 'risk production' in 2021 paves the way to 2022 mass production

    Although I’m rooting for Apple silicon to debut with 12 Cores, eight cores and 16 threads on the Intel MacBook Pro will be hard to beat. 
    In the MacBook Pro 16 at best we have an i9-9980HK with 45W TDP (PL2 is capped at 70W). To be able to maintain 45W TDP the CPU has to clock down to a whopping 2,4GHz all-core. In a thermally restricted environment, aka notebook, Intel doesn't stand a chance as they can't drive clock rates high enough to match the performance Apple's Cores can achieve at much lower clock rates and with that at a much lower power consumption.

    I'm pretty sure the Mac Book Pro 13 with Apple Silicon SoC will be able to match the performance of the fastest MacBook Pro 16 with an Intel CPU.
    robaba said:
    Seems like 3nm might be a starting prerequisite if Apple plans on a massive Pro chip like some are suggesting.
    I don't understand, why would Apple have to design one huge monolithic die?  
    Two dies, 16+4 cores each, N5P node, uses TSMC's LIPinCon, and put together with CoWoS.
    There you have it – sales start june, 21st 2022....  B)
    thtwatto_cobrajdb8167
  • TSMC 3nm 'risk production' in 2021 paves the way to 2022 mass production

    According to the company, the 3-nanometer process will provide quite a few benefits over earlier processes, even the relatively recent 5-nanometer. Compared to 5nm, 3nm will have a 15% greater transistor density, boast a performance increase of between 10% and 15%, and offer energy efficiency savings of between 20% and 25%. 
    N3 will have a 70% greater transistor density than N5.
    thtwatto_cobra
  • Tim Cook tells Tulane University grads that 'my generation has failed you'

    "In some important ways, my generation has failed you"

    They grew up to become erratic and weepy snowflakes – so yes, my generation failed.
    JWSCbrasillkruppcat52jeffharris
  • Apple's Mac Pro 'cheese grater' is 12 years old, and is the best Mac ever made

    I own Mac Pro 2009. 
    And in 2018 the only Mac I consider to replace it with is a Mac Pro 2012...
    cornchip
  • Face ID iPad, MacBook, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, 11-inch iPad Pro in Apple's 2018 product lin...

    Mac mini
    A new Mac mini will have quite certainly the same specs as the 13" MacBook Pro (w/o Touch Bar):
    Dual‑Core Intel Core i5 (2,3 - 3,6GHz) or i7 (2,5 - 4,0GHz)
    with iGP Iris Plus Graphics 640 or 650
    8GB LPDDR3 RAM (soldered, optional 16GB - CPU doesn't support more)
    128GB or 256GB PCIe SSD (soldered, optional 512GB or 1TB)
    No interchangeable components.

    Does anyone realistically expect more?

    iPad Pro 11"
    Another change in display size after only one year doesn't feel right.
    "Both are expected to have "full screen" presumably meaning edge-to-edge, and a "removed button design" once again implying FaceID will be incorporated on the line."
    Yeah, a notch and small bezels on a big iPad are sooo desirable.

    The problem with Apple is that it is believable...


    stompy