Unsurprisingly, the Mac Studio offers excellent performance, especially for creative workloads. (Image credit: Future) Mac Studio: performance Whilst Apple’s performance claims don’t quite add up (more on that in a bit), there’s no doubting that it's made an impressive little PC with the Mac Studio. If you hate the look of big, bulky, tower PCs, then you’re going to fall in love with the Mac Studio. This means it’s nearly silent in use, without the need for fans to spin up to keep it cool, and it’s also allowed Apple to make the Mac Studio so compact. What this means in practice is that running costs are lower (especially important in these times of rising energy bills), and the M1 Ultra also runs cooler. It can also offer faster GPU performance than the highest-end PC GPU, while using 200W less. Again, according to Apple, the M1 Ultra offers 90% higher multi-thread performance compared to a 16-core PC chip whilst using the same amount of energy. Those claims are certainly impressive, but they get better, as not only is the M1 Ultra incredibly powerful, but it’s also incredibly efficient. It also offers 90% faster CPU performance than the Mac Pro with a 16-core Intel Xeon processor, and up to 60% faster CPU performance than a Mac Pro with a 28-core processor. According to Apple, the Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra offers 3.8 times faster CPU performance compared to the most expensive 27-inch iMac.

The biggest feature of the Mac Studio is the raw power it provides, especially with the M1 Ultra. (Image credit: Future) Mac Studio: features

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