Hi Guys I need urgent help! after some research with just under $2k to spent, I cannot decide between M1 Max and M3 Pro(11core). They are almost the same cost. Which one is better/run everything faster?? I use mostly front end, React, MySQL, Docker. I dont care about Video/Image editing. thanks for any input!
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M3 Pro. The main difference between Pro and Max (of the same generation ) is more GPU cores on the Max. For programming you don’t really need much GPU power but a faster CPU will speed up your workflow (namely improved build times). The newer M3 Pro should outperform the M1 Max for your needs.
though I cannot speak to the apps you use… the max can connect four monitors whereas the pro only two (one for base). one more thing to consider, some of the fancy features on os sonoma are not supported natively on m1s
Which features are you referring to?
The memory you get it was what matters most here if you’ll be using Docker regularly. Go for 32+GB of memory and the M1 or M3 will be fine.
I ordered the 16" M3 Pro 36 GB ram mainly for web development tasks (Docker, VS Code, Figma, Slack, tons of Chrome tabs open, other browsers for testing, iOS Simulators etc).