682: Medium Core
Accidental Tech Podcast | Mar 12 2026 | 02:16:48
Pre-show: Casey brings us back to Anniversary Corner
Related episode of ATP
Follow-up:
An explanation for John’s post that broke containment (via Thomas Dickson)
MacBook Neo
John’s theory about color & clamshells
The 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 review
Dave2D’s review
Teardown
Tyler Stalman on the Neo running “pro” apps
Performance 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 RC
Quinn’s review
M5 Pro & Max are on N3P; M5 is N3E
Baidu leakers
Super cores (“P-Core”)
4.61 GHz
10-wide decoding
Performance cores (“M-Core”)
4.38 GHz
7-wide decoding
~70% the performance of a Super Core
Dual operating mode from efficiency cores
Efficiency cores (“E-Core”)
3.05 GHz
6-wide decoding
Andrew Cunningham at Ars
L2 cache
Super: 16 MB
Performance: 8 MB
Efficiency: 6MB
Minimum clock speed:
Super: 1,308 MHz
Performance: 1,344 MHz
Efficiency: 972 MHz
Fusion architecture (via Frederic_Orange)
MacBook Pro Storage pricing (via Richard Allen)
MacBook keyboard glyphs (via Dan Moren)
Environmental progress (via Andrew Leahey)
TOSTracker
Example individual comparison
Third-party displays (via Dan Boyle)
Pro Display XDR or Studio Display XDR? (asked by Imthaz)
Studio Display XDR
UFO Test
MKBHD’s review states it has 12 GB RAM 🤭
Studio Display XDR white paper (PDF) (via Kevin Sliech)
Superwide viewing angle
Timing controller (TCON)
Calibration
Display optimization modes
Formula 1 news
Drive to Survive (Apple TV link)
Dad jokey-est promo video (Also on YouTube)
2026 season preview
F1TV vs. Apple TV
Link accounts
Romain Grosjean’s
Samsung Galaxy S26 Privacy Display
MKBHD
The Verge
Post-show: Marco’s Garmin adventures
Great Saunter
Injinji toe socks
Altra Torin 8 wide shoes
Garmin Venu 4 41mm
Garmin Forerunner 570
Garmin Fenix 8
Suunto Race S
WorkOutDoors
Pedometer++
Members-only ATP Overtime: The future of x86_64 on macOS
Tahoe 26.4 warnings
Slightly 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.
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Related episode of ATP
Follow-up:
An explanation for John’s post that broke containment (via Thomas Dickson)
MacBook Neo
John’s theory about color & clamshells
The 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 review
Dave2D’s review
Teardown
Tyler Stalman on the Neo running “pro” apps
Performance 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 RC
Quinn’s review
M5 Pro & Max are on N3P; M5 is N3E
Baidu leakers
Super cores (“P-Core”)
4.61 GHz
10-wide decoding
Performance cores (“M-Core”)
4.38 GHz
7-wide decoding
~70% the performance of a Super Core
Dual operating mode from efficiency cores
Efficiency cores (“E-Core”)
3.05 GHz
6-wide decoding
Andrew Cunningham at Ars
L2 cache
Super: 16 MB
Performance: 8 MB
Efficiency: 6MB
Minimum clock speed:
Super: 1,308 MHz
Performance: 1,344 MHz
Efficiency: 972 MHz
Fusion architecture (via Frederic_Orange)
MacBook Pro Storage pricing (via Richard Allen)
MacBook keyboard glyphs (via Dan Moren)
Environmental progress (via Andrew Leahey)
TOSTracker
Example individual comparison
Third-party displays (via Dan Boyle)
Pro Display XDR or Studio Display XDR? (asked by Imthaz)
Studio Display XDR
UFO Test
MKBHD’s review states it has 12 GB RAM 🤭
Studio Display XDR white paper (PDF) (via Kevin Sliech)
Superwide viewing angle
Timing controller (TCON)
Calibration
Display optimization modes
Formula 1 news
Drive to Survive (Apple TV link)
Dad jokey-est promo video (Also on YouTube)
2026 season preview
F1TV vs. Apple TV
Link accounts
Romain Grosjean’s
Samsung Galaxy S26 Privacy Display
MKBHD
The Verge
Post-show: Marco’s Garmin adventures
Great Saunter
Injinji toe socks
Altra Torin 8 wide shoes
Garmin Venu 4 41mm
Garmin Forerunner 570
Garmin Fenix 8
Suunto Race S
WorkOutDoors
Pedometer++
Members-only ATP Overtime: The future of x86_64 on macOS
Tahoe 26.4 warnings
Slightly 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!