682: Medium Core

Pre-show: Casey brings us back to Anniversary Corner Related episode of ATPFollow-up: An explanation for John’s post that broke containment (via Thomas Dickson)MacBook Neo John’s theory about color & clamshellsThe M1 MacBook Air was American Walmarts only. (via Pierre-Luc Gagné) Aside also via P-L: does the Neo run Rosetta 2?MacBook Neo inputs 🤝 iPad Air inputs (via Andrew Larson)SSD speeds (via The Verge)The  logo iPhone 5 intro video is what John was thinking of (via Peter Puleio)Jason’s reviewDave2D’s reviewTeardownTyler Stalman on the Neo running “pro” appsPerformance Cores vs. Super Cores New in Xcode 24.6β3: CPUFAMILY_ARM_SOTRA (H17S) (via Brendan Shanks) H17S is the missing M5 Pro identifier from iOS 26.3 RCQuinn’s review M5 Pro & Max are on N3P; M5 is N3EBaidu leakers Super cores (“P-Core”) 4.61 GHz10-wide decodingPerformance cores (“M-Core”) 4.38 GHz7-wide decoding~70% the performance of a Super CoreDual operating mode from efficiency coresEfficiency cores (“E-Core”) 3.05 GHz6-wide decodingAndrew Cunningham at Ars L2 cache Super: 16 MBPerformance: 8 MBEfficiency: 6MBMinimum clock speed: Super: 1,308 MHzPerformance: 1,344 MHzEfficiency: 972 MHzFusion architecture (via Frederic_Orange)MacBook Pro Storage pricing (via Richard Allen)MacBook keyboard glyphs (via Dan Moren)Environmental progress (via Andrew Leahey) TOSTrackerExample individual comparisonThird-party displays (via Dan Boyle)Pro Display XDR or Studio Display XDR? (asked by Imthaz)Studio Display XDR UFO TestMKBHD’s review states it has 12 GB RAM 🤭Studio Display XDR white paper (PDF) (via Kevin Sliech) Superwide viewing angleTiming controller (TCON)CalibrationDisplay optimization modesFormula 1 news Drive to Survive (Apple TV link)Dad jokey-est promo video (Also on YouTube)2026 season previewF1TV vs. Apple TV Link accountsRomain Grosjean’s Samsung Galaxy S26 Privacy Display MKBHDThe VergePost-show: Marco’s Garmin adventures Great SaunterInjinji toe socksAltra Torin 8 wide shoesGarmin Venu 4 41mmGarmin Forerunner 570Garmin Fenix 8Suunto Race SWorkOutDoorsPedometer++Members-only ATP Overtime: The future of x86_64 on macOS Tahoe 26.4 warningsSlightly more detail from Ars Technica Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.Claude: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today.Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!