M1 Ultra Mac Studio benchmarks — OUCH… we got a problem! (CultCast #537)

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🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Benchmarks have been pouring in for the Mac Studio with M1 Max and M1 Ultra, and while in some tests the benefits of Ultra is clear, in many it’s not performing better than the Max, and in some tests it does worse! What’s going on here?

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0:00.0	Remember how determined your parents were to give you the gift of knowledge?
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