Are the new silicon Macbook Pros' RAM usage and performance roughly equal to their previous Intel machines?
If I copied my similar setup and process to an MX Max MacBook, would it utilize less RAM overall, or would the same basic resource needs result in the same draw as on previous Intel machines?
I've been trying to replace my sturdy Mac Pro with a laptop, and I believe the performance has finally reached the point where I can connect it to the various monitors, disks, cameras, and attachments I use.
For years, I've watched it frequently utilize 50+ GB of its 64 GB of RAM, to the point where it stood out when it used less than 30 GB on a daily basis. I believe that at boot, with nothing running, it consumes roughly 12 to 16GB of RAM only to display from three 4K+ monitors (1 scaled and two vertically orientated, which appears to exact a higher performance toll). The fact that a 2013 machine could do so is quite astounding; I guess I've been pampered.
I know I should be more sharp and neat in my workflow, but I'm not, so I'd like to get a machine that can tolerate my bad habits. I regularly notice that the WindowServer process is quite greedy; with only a few folders open, it consumes 20-50% of my CPU.
If I copied my similar setup and process to an MX Max MacBook, would it utilize less RAM overall, or would the same basic resource needs result in the same draw as on previous Intel machines?
I've been trying to replace my sturdy Mac Pro with a laptop, and I believe the performance has finally reached the point where I can connect it to the various monitors, disks, cameras, and attachments I use.
For years, I've watched it frequently utilize 50+ GB of its 64 GB of RAM, to the point where it stood out when it used less than 30 GB on a daily basis. I believe that at boot, with nothing running, it consumes roughly 12 to 16GB of RAM only to display from three 4K+ monitors (1 scaled and two vertically orientated, which appears to exact a higher performance toll). The fact that a 2013 machine could do so is quite astounding; I guess I've been pampered.
I know I should be more sharp and neat in my workflow, but I'm not, so I'd like to get a machine that can tolerate my bad habits. I regularly notice that the WindowServer process is quite greedy; with only a few folders open, it consumes 20-50% of my CPU.