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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Apple releases M3 MacBook Air models
From: Bud Frede
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From: frede@mouse-potato.com (Bud Frede)
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Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> writes:

>
> However, when I work I always have the same basic list of apps loaded
> at all times. With the i7 iMac it uses less memory than the M3 iMac
> at any given time (on the order of 2 GB more).
>
> [1] From System Information | Memory:
> Memory: 24 GB
> Type: LPDDR5
> Manufacturer: Micron

I haven't actually compared this on Apple Silicon vs. Intel. However, it
had been my impression when comparing Linux on the Raspberry Pi vs on
x64 that software actually used less RAM on ARM. I even thought about it
as "a 4GB RPi is roughly equivalent to a PC with 8GB RAM."

I never really did any rigorous measurements though, since it didn't
really seem to be important.

Still, it's interesting to know that an M3 iMac at least is less
efficient with memory than an i7 one.

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Re: [NEWS] Apple releases M3 MacBook Air models	Bud Frede

BOFH excuse #440: Cache miss - please take better aim next time

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