Does the chip actually improves? I’m still on a specced out M1 Max (64GB RAM / 2TB SSD) and it still feels like a beast for my daily work. It’s wild that we’re at the M5 now, but it’s hard to justify an upgrade when this machine still handles everything I throw at it so well. Seeing 512GB finally become the baseline is great, but I think I’ll be holding onto this M1 for a while longer.
M5 is almost 2x the single core performance of the M1 Max. You would notice that things are faster.
But everything is fast enough, so moving to the M5 seems like a downgrade, as it is heavier
Well when macOS feels heavier now than before so is that 2x really a 2x?
Noted, I will inform Tim Cook.
update: he's in shambles upon hearing the news