{"id":29969,"date":"2020-09-01T16:45:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T20:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=29969"},"modified":"2020-09-01T19:45:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T23:45:24","slug":"thermal-corner-for-the-16-inch-macbook-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/01\/thermal-corner-for-the-16-inch-macbook-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermal Corner for the 16-inch MacBook Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Steinberger<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I found out that my MacBook Pro 2019 runs way faster if I close the lid when using an external screen - 2.7GHz (base 2.4+turbo) vs ~1.5 GHz due to thermal throttling. Gonna accept that these things can only drive one screen fast.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

I never had this problem with my 2012 MacBook Pro. I’m glad I bought the 16-inch, because Big Sur doesn’t support the original Retina model, but the new one is a regression in this and other basics like trackpad, Touch Bar, and keyboard.<\/p>\n\n

Ian<\/a> (via Peter Steinberger<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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There’s a 222 (so far) pages thread on Apple Forums<\/a> with more information about this (or related)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Up to 226 now.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n