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0 pointsToutouxc1y ago0 comments

I’m almost sure that the first actual energy saving (i.e. affecting the CPU) mode was introduced in 2021 with Monterey.

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Intel Macbooks throttled the CPU with SpeedStep since at least i5, maybe earlier.

Yes, but SpeedStep isn’t an optional power-saving mode that you can enable or disable, or that is enabled automatically on battery power.

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0 pointsToutouxc1y ago0 comments

I’m almost sure that the first actual energy saving (i.e. affecting the CPU) mode was introduced in 2021 with Monterey.

Intel Macbooks throttled the CPU with SpeedStep since at least i5, maybe earlier.

Yes, but SpeedStep isn’t an optional power-saving mode that you can enable or disable, or that is enabled automatically on battery power.

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