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> Linux, in hardware virtualization on the M1, is fast. Like, vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly fast. Absolutely useful for anything that “needs Linux” on a M1, a

> Linux, in hardware virtualization on the M1, is fast. Like, vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly fast. Absolutely useful for anything that “needs Linux” on a M1, and very likely the fastest Linux machine you can get right now for single threaded work. Author seems to be basing this from their results of https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.0/ https://browserbench.org/Speedometer2.0/ : * M1 - Chrome on macOS: 127 * M1 - Chrome on Linux via QEMU: 160 I just ran the benchmark on my framework laptop (2021 version - 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7) * Framework - Chrome on Windows 11: 138 * Framework - Chrome on Linux (manjaro): 160

catfishx 4y ago
Have seen linux machines with cheaper hardware than the M1 getting a lot higher scores on Speedometer
- ngcc_hk 4y ago
  Another question is - do you want to carry multiple notebook or just 1 machine do it all.
bla3 4y ago
Those numbers look like they run Intel Chrome on the M1 Mac. The Universal Chrome binary gets close to 300 on an M1 Mac.
- moondev 4y ago
  I think the issue is improvements to Chrome since the article was published. Regardless the takeaway that "M1, and very likely the fastest Linux machine you can get right now for single threaded work." is conjecture. If someone can benchmark chrome on asahi linux it would give us a better comparison.
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  - Syonyk 4y ago
    (Author of the article) > Jan 9, 2021 Asahi Linux literally wasn't a thing when I wrote the article. I fully expect my conclusions from over a year ago, when the M1 first was available and virtualization was rough around the edges, to "not remain accurate."
- black3r 4y ago
  Tried it on my 14" M1 Pro (10-core) now, got 264 on native Chrome and 286 on Safari. EDIT: noticed the author's comment saying extensions may lower the performance, so tested again in raw chrome and got 304.

catfishx 4y ago

Have seen linux machines with cheaper hardware than the M1 getting a lot higher scores on Speedometer

ngcc_hk 4y ago
Another question is - do you want to carry multiple notebook or just 1 machine do it all.

bla3 4y ago

Those numbers look like they run Intel Chrome on the M1 Mac. The Universal Chrome binary gets close to 300 on an M1 Mac.

moondev 4y ago
I think the issue is improvements to Chrome since the article was published. Regardless the takeaway that "M1, and very likely the fastest Linux machine you can get right now for single threaded work." is conjecture. If someone can benchmark chrome on asahi linux it would give us a better comparison.
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- Syonyk 4y ago
  (Author of the article) > Jan 9, 2021 Asahi Linux literally wasn't a thing when I wrote the article. I fully expect my conclusions from over a year ago, when the M1 first was available and virtualization was rough around the edges, to "not remain accurate."
black3r 4y ago
Tried it on my 14" M1 Pro (10-core) now, got 264 on native Chrome and 286 on Safari. EDIT: noticed the author's comment saying extensions may lower the performance, so tested again in raw chrome and got 304.