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I have M1 (the original) MBP and Ryzen TR2920X desktop (with oddles of RAM, multiple NVMe drives and 10 Gbps networking). The Mac, while significantly better th

I have M1 (the original) MBP and Ryzen TR2920X desktop (with oddles of RAM, multiple NVMe drives and 10 Gbps networking). The Mac, while significantly better than any Intel laptop I had before, still cannot hold a candle to the desktop, sorry. The desktop is much more power hungry, though.

TheTon 4y ago
It depends on your workload and codebase. I have a Ryzen 5600X in my desktop and for C++ work, my M1 Pro is quite a bit faster for clean or incremental builds. The desktop is still useful/required for some of my work (using x86_64 windows with an nvidia gpu) but I default to the Mac for anything that could be done in either place. It also helps that I prefer the Mac tools so it’s not just about the CPU speed. That said, I’d rather find a new job than trade either system for a cloud desktop. I count myself fortunate that I’ve always been in a position to choose my computer and tools.