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Post by jokethrowaway »

blakesterz wrote: post #100

I just can't figure out what I'm missing on the "M1 is so fast" side of things. For years I worked* on an Ubuntu desktop machine I built myself. Early this year I switched to a brand new M1 mini and this this is slower and less reliable than the thing I built myself that runs Ubuntu. My Ubuntu machine had a few little issues every no and then. My Mini has weird bugs all the time. e.g. Green Screen Crashes when I have…

This is easily explained. Linux distributions don't make money if you buy a new laptop.

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Post by jkeddo »

lalaithion wrote: post #10
reacharavindh wrote: post #2

What did I miss? Dell XPS 15 with intel CPU has way higher scores… is Geekbench not capable of working correctly on Apple Silicon? https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/16376678

Here's the actual Dell XPS 17 vs MacBook Pro: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/10502109?baseli...

That might be a lemon XPS 17. With a higher scoring XPS 17, the benchmark is much closer:

https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/10481116?baseli...

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by jkeddo »

unicornfinder wrote: post #8
reacharavindh wrote: post #2

What did I miss? Dell XPS 15 with intel CPU has way higher scores… is Geekbench not capable of working correctly on Apple Silicon? https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/16376678

That's a Geekbench v4 score, which isn't comparable to a Geekbench v5 score. You can see the same laptop on Geekbench v5 here, where it scores much, much lower than the M1: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/10506812

I think there is a big variance in XPS 17 scores. For reference, here is a top scoring XPS 17. In this case, scores are much closer.

https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/10481116?baseli...

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by rvanmil »

pbowyer wrote: post #84
diebeforei485 wrote: post #56

I'm in the situation where I really want to pre-order a 14", but I have no idea if going with the base model would be a mistake. Would upgrading to 32GB RAM make Xcode faster? Or would it be a waste of $400?

Same situation as you, looking at 14". Need to see what the Xcode benchmarks are like for the variety of M1 Pro processors on offer, to see if any upgrades from the base model are worthwhile. If I was sticking with 16GB RAM I think I'd get a M1 Air instead. The smaller screen is the downside, but 300g lighter and substantially cheaper are good points.

I’m upgrading from an M1 Air (16GB) to a 14” Pro base model just for the display. Extra M1 pro performance is bonus but the M1 has already been amazing for development work past year.

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by ribit »

mhh__ wrote: post #107
ribit wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, Apple G13 series are excellent rasterizers. I‘d expect them do very well in games, especially with that massive bandwidth and humongous caches. The problem is that not many games run on macOS. But if you are only interested in games with solid Mac support, they will perform very well (especially if it’s a native client like Baldurs Gates 3).

What is the most intensive game you could actually run? I was going to say Fortnite but I'm guessing that's not the case anymore

Baldurs Gates 3, Metro Last Light, Total War…

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by jermaustin1 »

hazeii wrote: post #108
metahost wrote: post #64

This is the comparison to a mid 2015 15" MacBook Pro for anyone who is curios: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/10513492?baseli... Summary: single core performance gain is 2x whereas multi-core performance gain is 4x.

Over 6 years, 2x the performance in single-core and 4x (for 2.5x the cores, depending how you count) seems surprisingly low compared to stuff I've read (not experienced yet) with the M1.

I think a lot of the perceivable speedup in M1 Macs is less to do with these benchmarks and more to do with optimizing the OS and Apple software for the M1 and the various accelerators on the SoC (video encoding and ML).

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by windowsrookie »

Thaxll wrote: post #87
williamtwild wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"the M1 is not able to run any modern game at decent fps." Do you have first hand experience with this? I do . We play WoW on MacBook air M1 and it runs fantastic . Better than my intel MacBook Pro from 2019

Defines fantastic because a 1080ti from 4 years ago run faster than the M1. My 2070 could run wow at 144fps, and it's a 2.5y/o card. Yet most people can't get 60fps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhcJzKCcpMQ Edit: thanks for the dates update

Comparing the M1 to a 1080ti is ridiculous. The 1080ti draws 250+ watts. The M1 draws 10w in the MacBook Air.

In the current market you can buy a MacBook Air (an entire laptop computer) for less than buying just a midrange GPU.

Re: Apple M1 Max Geekbench Score

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Post by jinto36 »

blakesterz wrote: post #100

I just can't figure out what I'm missing on the "M1 is so fast" side of things. For years I worked* on an Ubuntu desktop machine I built myself. Early this year I switched to a brand new M1 mini and this this is slower and less reliable than the thing I built myself that runs Ubuntu. My Ubuntu machine had a few little issues every no and then. My Mini has weird bugs all the time. e.g. Green Screen Crashes when I have…

Not particularly defending the M1, but it might be that much of what you're using so far isn't available native and is going through Rosetta2? The other issues could be OS issues, but maybe it would be worth doing a RAM test?
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