With just a few months to go until the end of the year, and Apple preparing the release of the M5 processorswe asked ourselves something very interesting, are new chips really necessary, or do they just put out a new number trying to imply that they are evolving, but that much power is not needed in today’s equipment?
We are going to try to answer this, although many of those who own an M1 (myself included) will know the answer, and that is that the difference between processors from 4 years ago and the current ones is so small that a next M5 will not work. to be a revolution, and we will only pay for its “newness”, although it is true that the Artificial intelligence can change this.
M5 chips, evolution or posturing?
And, as we said, for a standard user, who does not need to make the most of a CPU, that is, 95% of us, even if we work with it, as is my case, we do not see the difference between an M1 and an M4For example, and even at the level of autonomy, the fact of having lower consumption makes the battery last longer, so we come to ask ourselves if these new devices are really necessary, or are they rather something exclusive to certain needs?
We still don’t have the M4 on the Macs (there are only a few days left), although on the iPad we have been testing them for half a year, and although they achieve a power never seen before, it is not a revolution like the first i3, i5, i7, etc. where a young man with a better processor than his friend could show him the real difference in a video game, or simply by running a program, something that today between an M1 and an M3 we hardly see, except, as we said, in specific cases.
This leads us to think if Is the M5 really necessary?and although at first glance we see that it is not, it is true that Apple Intelligence and everything related to AI that we will see in 2025 and 2026 can mark a need that we do not have today, since there are graphic designers or video producers. few, but people who are going to use ChatGPT on a regular basis, millions.
Therefore, if you are thinking of purchasing a new Mac, it would be interesting to think about the future, since not only RAM is important, and these new M5s that we will see in a few months may already be aimed at it, therefore, be made With one it guarantees us a computer for a long time.
And you, do you really think it is necessary to pay more for a “better” processor, or is there really not that much difference since today new chips are made for the simple competition of saying that you have more power, but it is not necessary nor do we use it? on a day to day basis? Leave us a comment with your opinion and how far you think this will go. For my part, as I said, except for AI, it is absurd to look for greater power, especially if we are talking about Mac, a computer that is not designed for gamers, since there we would talk about other topics.
