<ul><li>The new M4 chips have introduced power modes, including Low Power, Automatic, and High Power, in the Pro level chips for the first time.</li><li>In testing, it was observed that the Low Power mode significantly reduces performance compared to previous generations, with a 55% drop in multi-core performance on the M4 Pro Mac mini.</li><li>The performance drop is also present on the M4 Pro MacBook Pro, indicating a potential change specific to the M4 Pro chips.</li><li>It is speculated that Apple may have clamped down the cores in Low Power mode to optimize efficiency, resulting in a stronger impact on multi-core performance.</li></ul>

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