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8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests (www.macrumors.com)
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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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[–] 49 points 2 years ago (13 children)

It’s not so much soldered to the motherboard as much as part of the same package as the CPU. As in: there are no separate memory chips.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    But they did indeed solder it in before that, on their old Intel laptops. I think they started doing that in 2013 or 2014 but I forget exactly.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    So wait- if you want to increase your RAM, you have to install a whole new CPU?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    No, you just buy one with the amount of RAM you need.

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