[pshirshov]

Why don't you buy an EPYC/Threadripper workstation then? Even best M2 laptops still can't compete with hackintosh on dated 3970x

[kiratp]

Because it’s not faster. Well at least the 3990x wasn’t.

Compilation rapidly drops from parallel to single thread bound for most workloads.

https://twitter.com/kiratpandya/status/1457438725680480257

[pshirshov]

Depends on your workload. For me 3970x is faster in all my workflows.

[gghffguhvc]

I also have a maxed out Mac Studio when I need the extra cores and don’t need the portability. But I haven’t looked into hackintosh options for a long time. Perhaps I’ll check it out again some time. Thanks for the tip.

[ido]

I think you severely underestimate how fast the M2 series is.

[pshirshov]

I compared. They are better on bang per watt but I'm still getting significantly shorter compilation times on 3970x.