At this year, Apple Introducing the most advanced generation of Mac, Mac Studio M1. This product has a performance above the list of macs ever.
Using the m1 chip (Max and Ultra), no computer from Apple can match this mac studio.
MacBook Pro 14″ and 16″ inches for example. those that have used the M1 Pro (14″) and Max (16″) chips. Even so, the M1 Max’s capabilities on a 16″ MacBook are still below the MacStudio M1.
Performance
Alright, let’s take a look at this top-performing Mac Studio.
The M1 chip has very high performance and very low power efficiency with an on chip system (SoC).
This 1 chip M1 has a connected system between the CPU, GPU, I/O, Neural Engine, Memory, and others.
There are 4 types of M1 chips, starting from the lowest M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max and the highest M1 Ultra.
The difference in chip size between the four types is in this picture
On Mac studio, it only uses two types of m1 chips, namely M1 Max and M1 Ultra only. In detail, the difference in specifications between the two you can see in the following picture:
That means you can do very heavy work at a very high speed.
The capabilities of this computer, it is very suitable to be combined with your work such as:
- Animator
- Video editing
- Photo editing Film Maker
- Computing design
- 8K ProRes video playback up to 18 streams
Price
On Apple’s official website, Mac Studio is sold at a relatively higher price than the latest 16″ MacBook Pro.
The Studio M1 Max retails for around $1,999, while the M1 Ultra retails for around $3,999.
The Studio M1 Ultra costs more than the 16″ MacBook Pro at $500.
However, it’s just a CPU Box!
But with this very high capability, you must realize that Mac Studio is only a CPU, not including Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard and others.
So if you want to buy a Mac Studio, you have to spend extra money to buy a monitor, keyboard and other enhancements. So its use is not portable.
If you want a very high performance computer and you are mobile a lot, you are not a good fit for Mac Studio, instead you can choose a 14″ or 16″ MacBook.
Hopefully this article can be a reference for you.
