Comment on 8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro 'Analogous to 16GB' on PCs, Claims AppleparentComments−flashback21992yIt actually was true in benchmarks, but Mac OS was in such a bad state at the time that it didn't really matter. It didn't even have real multitasking!−tambourine_man2yIt was true for some benchmarks. I’m sure you can find cases where memory pressure is significantly less on macOS.But it’s not the “mine is twice as good as theirs” situation they try to sell.
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It actually was true in benchmarks, but Mac OS was in such a bad state at the time that it didn't really matter. It didn't even have real multitasking!
It was true for some benchmarks. I’m sure you can find cases where memory pressure is significantly less on macOS.
But it’s not the “mine is twice as good as theirs” situation they try to sell.