"Darkstar" comments

Darkstar 10 days ago
M5 Max has same cpu config as other 18 core M5 cpus, they have 6P x 4.61 + 12E x 4.43, 6 apple "super" cores with 12 "performance cores". ...read more
Apple M5 Max 18 Core (3)
Darkstar 22 days ago
Max memory channels of this CPU is 1, check intel core 5 320 official page. This is also same with core 7... ...read more
Intel Core 5 320 (1)
Darkstar 22 days ago
Reply: Oh that was my mistake, check at 0:45, I linked to an incorrect time date ...read more
Apple M1 (3)
Darkstar 27 days ago
TDP across all SoCs (M1 to M5), is 17W. Check link at 0:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRW_PwNKZ_E&t=258s ...read more
Apple M1 (3)
Darkstar 1 month ago
The E-core count on the chip is wrong. The total core count is cited as 14 which is correct yet the efficient cores are only 8 with 4 performance, meaning its missing those two cores ...read more
Intel Core Ultra 5 225h (1)
Darkstar 1 month ago
GPU TFLOPS is 3.6. I dont know why its heavily underrepresented here. You can see on Apple M2 launch event, apple themselves unveiling GPU performance. This also means the newer chips M3 and M4 and... ...read more
Apple M2 (1)
Darkstar 1 month ago
This comparison right here is why the difference between core 5, 7 and 9 is very misleading nowadays ...read more
Intel Core 7 150u vs Intel Core 5 120u (1)
Darkstar 5 months ago
TDP is around 100W as it takes two M1 Max chips and can use them both to its full power. Because the M1 Max has a 50W TDP, M1 Ultra will hae at least 100W. ...read more
Apple M1 Ultra (2)
Darkstar 5 months ago
Reply: Geekerwan cannot be guranteed accurate source, especially at the lower viewers count. This website accurately references that old 2005mHz clockspeed that was used before.... ...read more
Apple M5 (4)
Darkstar 5 months ago
The memory bandwith is just 400gbps on M1 Max. It was the first Apple M Silicon chip, which had 60 on base M1, 200 on M1 Pro and 400 on M1 Max with 800 on M1 Ultra as well ...read more
Apple M1 Max (2)
Darkstar 5 months ago
Reply: Only advantage to AMD is a multi-score win in one test. Apple faster single-core, better power efficiency and the advantage of unified memory, which can help alot in gaming. ...read more
Apple M4 Max 14 Core vs Amd Ryzen Ai Max 395 (1)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: why is your response to everything just saying x2 elite stomps and strappng on a linux distro. Dude even if we compare the macbook pro to an x2 elite extreme laptop, still pro wins in price even.... ...read more
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2e 96 100 vs Apple M5 (7)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: share location on wiki please? ...read more
Apple M5 (4)
Darkstar 6 months ago
GPU clockspeed cannot be 2005mHz, in a video, the iGPU of this was measured to have a 25% faster GPU compared to the M1 Pro. Even with the more advanced technology, the GPU would at least need to... ...read more
Apple M5 (4)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: Also fix the GPU clockspped to 2250mHz from the 2005mHz. ...read more
Apple M5 Pro (5)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: Wouldn't it be pretty easy estimate. If we consider the TDP of M4 Pro binned down which was 38W, then we can assume a range between 40-45W at least. The base M4 to the M5 jumped from 24W to 27W.... ...read more
Apple M5 Pro (5)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: While they are matched in most scenarios, the key difference is price. The 285k offers 8 more ocres while being $100 cheaper in my country. Unless you do intensive gaming, then productivity users... ...read more
Intel Core Ultra 9 285k vs Amd Ryzen 9 9950x3d (7)
Darkstar 6 months ago
Reply: Those memory channels are measured in bits, which is one eighth of a byte, by reverse calculating it, it comes out to only being quad channel memory for the m5 max ...read more
Apple M5 Max 18 Core (3)
Darkstar 6 months ago
how tf is there 32 memory channels. It doesn't even fraternally make sense. The M3 Ultra only supports up to 16 channels. if this ws M5 Ultra maybe then having 32 channels is reasonable but the M5... ...read more
Apple M5 Max 18 Core (3)