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Batteries & efficiency
Some apps like Keka, the free S compression utility, now give you the option of doing their work on the efficiency (E) cores of an Apple silicon Mac, where they take longer but can use as little as 20% of the energy they would if run normally on its performance (P) cores. For a notebook running on its battery this can extend its endurance before it needs charging.