Mac pro battery maximum capacity drop

I bought my mac pro 14-inch 2023 since June this year and now the maximum capacity has dropped to 98% with only 23 cycle count. Is this normal or should I worrying about this. Pls help me

Posted on Oct 2, 2023 2:20 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2023 8:14 PM

Apple never previously showed the battery capacity to users before, so most people don't realize how this value changes over time. In fact, you may even see this value fluctuate up & down (unless macOS only lists the lowest value encountered.....I haven't had the opportunity to test how macOS reports this value).


I have done a lot of testing on Intel Macs where I have pulled the raw battery information from the battery using command line utilities available with macOS. When observing the battery's Full Charge Capacity (FCC) in one minute increments I have found the FCC value tends to fluctuate even with a good battery. As the battery ages/wears these fluctuations will grow larger to the point they indicate a failing battery. Even the small fluctuations in the batteries FCC value can cause a several percentage point change in the battery's max capacity percentage. Unfortunately these same command line tools don't pull the same details from the Apple Silicon Macs' batteries....there are other macOS built-in utilities which can retrieve this information, but it is much more difficult to parse & requires a custom script or utility to pull, parse, and display the information.


Just ignore the Battery Max Capacity value unless you actually have a problem with the battery where it is not performing to your expectations. Of course you can monitor this value to learn how it works/behaves with your Mac.


Also, ignore the Battery Cycle Count as well since it is meaningless unless you are having battery issues and it is nearing 1,000 cycles where it indicates your battery is probably well worn & will be needing to be replaced soon.

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Oct 2, 2023 8:14 PM in response to Nnmt

Apple never previously showed the battery capacity to users before, so most people don't realize how this value changes over time. In fact, you may even see this value fluctuate up & down (unless macOS only lists the lowest value encountered.....I haven't had the opportunity to test how macOS reports this value).


I have done a lot of testing on Intel Macs where I have pulled the raw battery information from the battery using command line utilities available with macOS. When observing the battery's Full Charge Capacity (FCC) in one minute increments I have found the FCC value tends to fluctuate even with a good battery. As the battery ages/wears these fluctuations will grow larger to the point they indicate a failing battery. Even the small fluctuations in the batteries FCC value can cause a several percentage point change in the battery's max capacity percentage. Unfortunately these same command line tools don't pull the same details from the Apple Silicon Macs' batteries....there are other macOS built-in utilities which can retrieve this information, but it is much more difficult to parse & requires a custom script or utility to pull, parse, and display the information.


Just ignore the Battery Max Capacity value unless you actually have a problem with the battery where it is not performing to your expectations. Of course you can monitor this value to learn how it works/behaves with your Mac.


Also, ignore the Battery Cycle Count as well since it is meaningless unless you are having battery issues and it is nearing 1,000 cycles where it indicates your battery is probably well worn & will be needing to be replaced soon.

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