M5 Max compile times against M3 Max — 40 real projects, thermals logged [Test copy 31-36508]
Same Xcode and Rust workloads on both machines, ambient held at 22C, full spreadsheet in the comments.
Short version: the gap is much bigger on sustained builds than on the single-run numbers everyone quotes. Cold-start benchmarks flatter the M5 by roughly 12%.
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