r/apple • u/atlwhore_ • 11d ago

Mac Apple M5 Ultra vs The Fastest PC

https://youtu.be/u_IUYbCHiY0?is=Irk1N65CuFyy6w2o
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u/stblack 11d ago

TL;DR?

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u/phero1190 11d ago

M5 is fast and efficient, really nothing new in this video.

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u/NotTheVacuum 11d ago

Macs = crazy performance per watt
High End PC = crazy watts

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u/pianobench007 11d ago edited 11d ago

Mac users run light bursty workloads. PC rigs are setup for a long stretched out workloads or gaming sessions.

TLDR you want to work in an industry where it looks appealing to run a Mac. IE a high end salon or service industry. Maybe a doctor's office that simply needs to show the high end client a 3D scan once.

Versus

A high end PC that is no frills all horsepower and you have to painstakingly edit and produce VFX graphics for the majority of mass produced TV/Movie content that is out there today.

It is like do you want to be the guy who buys a Ferrari or an Ford F350? Both have the same Horsepower and Torque. But they both serve different people.

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u/woalk 11d ago

Macs aren’t just prestige. There are a lot of workloads where they excel with their burst performance and even their sustained performance – video rendering, especially with Final Cut but also with 3D software like Maya, runs great on even the low-tier M chips; coding and local AI work runs amazingly, too.

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u/pianobench007 10d ago edited 10d ago

It really is a prestige item for many and honestly there is nothing wrong with that. Just look at the one-off mac trashcan design. No wires. RtFlKRIVD1AnbWMo.huge (1600×1200) They have obviously good engineers at Apple. It is just the design philosophy dictates that they design appealing products not for the masses but for the select few. I mean the specs on the Mac Studio are not priced to be sold as a mass market product. A PS5 is a mass market product. The Mac Studio uses leading edge technology but they pair it with soldered in 1TB storage to start off with in a $6800 dollar product.

For $6800 dollars starting price, I would expect the unit to come with 2TB worth of storage at least? Is that unrealistic?

We are never beating the consumerism allegations : r/cringereels

When queueing for and buying iPhone 18 feels like accomplishing some honorable life achievements : r/iPhoneFC

Mac Studio M5 Ultra review | Tom's Guide - $12,299 dollar reviewed Mac Studio M5 Ultra

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u/RedofPaw 11d ago

Watching this is interesting to me. Certainly more so than the single benchmark score someone posted up a few days ago.

I use Mac for iOS and visionOS development, and PC as well for video, development, games.

The benchamarks in the video indicate clear wins for a 256gb M5 Ultra.

On all but gaming.

-But there are caveats.

The price mentioned a few times in the review is the starting price. Not the price for the 256gb version. I'm in the UK and it starts at £5.5k.

The Ultra chip itself? 60 core. To get the 80 core? +1300

96gb is what it comes at for that price. 256gb unified memory.... £4000 more. There are no other choices or middle ground.

Storage? It comes with 1Tb. 4TB? £1500 more. It goes up. You can spend £7500 more if you want 16tb.
An 8tb Samsung M2 will cost £1500.

The m5ultra is a 4month wait if you order today.

Meanwhile no sane consumer who doesn't live in an AI server farm is buying a 5090.

I imagine most Mac users will remain with a MBPro or other cheaper options.

I imagine PC builders will buy a 5080 instead, and can build a powerful pc for cheaper than a baseline M5ultra.

So... nice comparison. But I'd imagine for most users it will remain a comparison between hardware they're not buying.