16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
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Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#2I'm glad to see some real-world individuals testing this. Will be interesting to see a "post-mortem" on why the M1 has done so well, and where the limits will be in the future (ie: how far can you get with DRAM-on-die?)
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#3I'm glad to see some real-world individuals testing this. Will be interesting to see a "post-mortem" on why the M1 has done so well, and where the limits will be in the future (ie: how far can you get with DRAM-on-die?)
Someone on that thread was saying that the M1 may be using on-chip DRAM as L2/L3 cache. Not sure how true that is.
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#4I'm at the point where I need a new Macbook Pro and I can't help thinking I want the last generation of the x86_64 architecture, not the first generation of something new. Those have never paid off for me.
At work, Intel would clearly be better. We do a growing amount of Docker work destined for Intel machines. But at home it's fuzzier, since I've been playing with k3s on a cluster of Pi clones. It's going to come down to games, I think. Although I haven't had much time for them lately.
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#5Is it just for Rust compiles, or has anyone tested other languages like Java, C/C++, etc? I ask because I don't have access to an M1 MacBook.
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#6Is it just for Rust compiles, or has anyone tested other languages like Java, C/C++, etc? I ask because I don't have access to an M1 MacBook.
There's been XCode benches on some of the reviews (see: https://youtu.be/XQ6vX6nmboU?t=186), seems like the M1 beats even the iMac Pro, and is as fast as a Ryzen R9 3950X hackintosh (although I suspect that they're both reaching the point where compilation is entirely I/O bottlenecked)
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#7Is it just for Rust compiles, or has anyone tested other languages like Java, C/C++, etc? I ask because I don't have access to an M1 MacBook.
TechCrunch give figures for compiling WebKit on the 13" Pro in their review: https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/17/yeah-apples-m1-macbook-pro... - the gains are not as drastic, but it is still faster than the 16" and as fast as a Mac Pro, while using hardly any battery.
Very impressive stuff. I only got a new 16" last year but a lot of my time is spent compiling, I might find it hard to resist upgrading next yera when they announce more Pro models.
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#8Is it fair to compare performance for different compile targets?
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#9The real competition is no longer Intel. Its AMD. Or if you're just buying Apple because you like them then there is no competition, you buy what they offer.
I like fanless systems so I'll be watching Apple closely.
Re: 16-inch MBP 2x slower than M1 MacBook Air in a real-world Rust compile
#10Is it just for Rust compiles, or has anyone tested other languages like Java, C/C++, etc? I ask because I don't have access to an M1 MacBook.
Someone compiled Webkit (written in C++) on the M1 devices
https://twitter.com/TedMielczarek/status/1328740104630886405