MacOS Sonoma vs MacOS Monterey on MacBook Pro 2015

This is the comparison of performance of macOS Sonoma running via OpenCore legacy patcher vs MacOS Monterey running on MacBook pro 2015 13" with intel i5 and 8GB of RAM.

[SteveAaron]

You are forgetting a very important point: The boot picker timeout is set o 5 seconds by default. You can either reduce it to 0 sec, or click Return to boot instantly. Booting is therefore faster with OCLP.

[arjunprema]

This video encouraged me to used OCLP to upgrade me 2015 MBP 13 with 8GB Ram and I have been using it for the last couple of days. It definitely seems to work well and while some load times might be slightly longer, the overall the general UI seems just as smooth or maybe even smoother. However, one thing I am having issues with is running old mpeg videos - quick time no longer runs it and I have to use VLC and every now and then it does lag a little bit. On Monterey I didn't have any issues with this.

[musicCheckers]

It work´s fine but i noticed that fans run more often after the update.

[korotkovpro]

Thank you bro! I’m installed Sonoma on the same Mac and i think that it work worth then Ventura and Monterey. Thought about downgrading, but now I prefer Sonoma))
I was waiting that video on Youtube)

[eelcobusch]

thnx for the comparison. I previously tried a sonoma OCLP upgrade on a 2010 13" MBP with 8 gb, which was not a success. It is aways nice if someone tested sonmething before👍. Will try on the same laptop you showed

[DJphantom]

Thanks for share this comparison I am thinking about moving to Sonoma but going to wait out a wile for now so if any or all bugs are fixed :)

[adityadarekar]

Updated my MBP 2015 simialrly from Monterey to Sonoma. Apart from a few minor bugs, the machine is actually running smoother than on Monterey.

[dannny]

I installed sonoma on a late 2015 Mac and it got very hot. Also it didn't work that fast. Accept reality guys. It's nice to see your computer flying with a supported operating system.

[babijii]

can you get imovie to work on montery? I'm unable to...

[rbn-]

You can disable the OCLP Boot Menu in the Settings.

[nejaziB]

intresting review love to seem more like this.

3:24 Common Monterey System Preferences W

[krimsonfunk]

You forgot a key test, idling temperature between both and temperature running the same app (Example Garage band, Logic, etc)

[LuminaraLyric]

Will the automatic upgrade to a minor version of Sonoma (e.g., 14.0 -> 14.0.1) work seamlessly, or does it necessitate manual intervention?

[ppdlidr]

Wish you were using 16 gb MacBook pros.

[geektech]

Thank you for the comparison have you noticed any usability issues on sanoma? And can you do a video on Sanoma only running xcode and different heavy apps

[justgoey]

You could have disabled the Bootpicker in OCLP when Rootpatching the MBP and make this video actually useful.

[abdulsatarbinhalim]

keep it up, i would you to make a video on sonoma dynamic wallpaper, and live screen on macbook pro 2015 and see the speed < with either i5 or i7 processors

[herewegoagain]

I'm running ventura on OCLP; should you do a fresh install of sonoma can you get away with an update install and keep the files?

[nizar]

Hi, what about the battery life time? is there any noticeable difference?