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ram vs cpu

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    base m3 max with 96gb ram vs 16c CPU m3 max with 64gb ram

    I've been waiting long to move from intel to apple silicon: I skipped m2 because it was not a substantial improvement over m1 m3: Similar price to m3 pro with 16gb ram m3 pro: no significant improvement over m2 m3 max: only chip with substantial improvement over m2 max I need more ram for...
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    Upgrade: i5 to i7 Processor, or 8 GB to 16 GB RAM?

    Hello, so currently I have a Macbook Pro from 2014 running iOS 10.12.6, and here are its current specs: Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 I'm going to be upgrading to a new laptop for school, so here are the choices that I have: 2.3GHz dual-core 7th-generation...