Here's How Apple Cools The Mac Studio & Stops It From Overheating
The Mac Studio's compact form packs a massive amount of performance into a small space, presenting a design challenge for Apple, a way to keep it cool without throttling its powerful processor. With a tiny 7.7 by 7.7-inch footprint and having a height of just 3.7 inches, it's not much bigger than a Mac mini, yet Apple claims that the Mac Studio is the most powerful personal computer ever made.
Apple's fastest computer for the last several years has been the Mac Pro, a beast of a machine weighing 40 pounds and standing 21 inches tall. With an Intel Xeon W CPU boasting up to 28 cores, the option for two Radeon Pro W6800X Duo GPUs, and as much as 1.5 terabytes of memory, there is still the potential for staggering performance from Apple's older tower computer. However, at prices ranging from $6,000 to $50,000 for a Mac Pro, the Mac Studio's $2000 to $8,000 will likely win many more orders.
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The incredible performance of Apple's Mac Studio is not the only surprising detail of its design. With so much power, heat is an unavoidable reality of physics. The key factor in keeping the M1 Max or M1 Ultra processors running at their full speed is to prevent excessive heat buildup. With up to 370 watts of power flowing through this small case, Apple gave extra attention to cooling. Double-sided blowers direct heat through carefully engineered airflow channels, dispersing through 4,000 perforations in the back and bottom of the case to help cool the high-performance chips. The M1 Ultra processor is twice as fast as the M1 Max option and will inevitably generate more heat. Apple took additional steps for this more powerful version of the Mac Studio.
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