M3 MacBook Air Throttles Due to Heat, But Cooling Mods Restore Lost Performance
• M3 MacBook Air throttles heavily due to heat, hitting 114C and losing over 50% performance • YouTuber added cooling dock and thermal pads, boosting performance by nearly 50% • Modified M3 Air sustains 8,062 points in Wildlife test, beating stock M3 MacBook Pro • Cooling dock almost doubles M3 Air performance for $279; thermal pads also help • Shows difference in cooling systems between MacBook Air and Pro despite same M3 chip