Base M5 numbers are in the sheet, tab two. Gap is smaller but the same shape.
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M5 Max compile times against M3 Max — 40 real projects, thermals logged
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…
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Sustained load: M5 Max against M3 Max, nine build targets
Bars are the median of five runs. Ambient 22C, lid open, mains power.
1840
0
Homebrew on Apple silicon: the prefix question, answered properly [Test copy 24-65184]
Short answer: /opt/homebrew, and stop fighting it. Long answer, with the cases where /usr/local still matters, below.
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Homebrew on Apple silicon: the prefix question, answered properly
Short answer: /opt/homebrew, and stop fighting it. Long answer, with the cases where /usr/local still matters, below.
733
1
Sustained load: M5 Max against M3 Max, nine build targets [Test copy 34-90827]
Bars are the median of five runs. Ambient 22C, lid open, mains power.
1840
0
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…
2413
3
Sustained load: M5 Max against M3 Max, nine build targets [Test copy 20-18347]
Bars are the median of five runs. Ambient 22C, lid open, mains power.
1840
0
Sustained load: M5 Max against M3 Max, nine build targets [Test copy 13-58736]
Bars are the median of five runs. Ambient 22C, lid open, mains power.
1840
0
Homebrew on Apple silicon: the prefix question, answered properly [Test copy 39-40666]
Short answer: /opt/homebrew, and stop fighting it. Long answer, with the cases where /usr/local still matters, below.
733
1
M5 Max compile times against M3 Max — 40 real projects, thermals logged [Test copy 5-20294]
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…
2413
3