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I was surprised how well the 5800X holds up to the new M1 and M1X. Given the boost I felt with my MBA M1, I thought my NUC8i7HVK felt sluggish in comparison and

I was surprised how well the 5800X holds up to the new M1 and M1X. Given the boost I felt with my MBA M1, I thought my NUC8i7HVK felt sluggish in comparison and was considering a new PC build - or moving off a "Linux Desktop" to M1X if it was dramatically better than incumbent desktop processors. Seems like I can keep Linux and build a 5800X, and have > 32GB RAM to boot. For those happy with MacOS as a daily drive, the Mac Mini is incredible value vs a full PC build.

Tade0 6y ago
To me the core "innovation" in the M series is the reasonable pricing comparing to Intel Macs.
atonse 6y ago
I replaced my dev machine (a fully maxed out 6 core i9 2018 MBP with 32 gigs of memory) with a Mac mini with two upgrades (16G memory, 1TB drive) and I simply can't tell the difference in performance. But I can tell the difference in heat and stability. And the Mac mini was about 1/3 the price. (I know it's not an equal comparison, but I was always using my laptop with the lid closed, hooked up to 2 4k monitors anyway.) I will happily upgrade to more power. I don't miss not being able to run virtual Windows because I offloaded that to my home server anyway and RDP into it when needed.
Kirby64 6y ago
Given the TDP difference between the 5800X and this supposed M1X, it's not really fair though, is it? 5800X is a 105W TDP, the M1X claims to be a 45W TDP. If you scale by TDP, the M1X is over 2x faster in multicore bench. M1X: 321 score/watt 5800X: 146 score/watt