Anyone is getting 10 core M pro?

[8mrg81]

Hi, I just ordered a 14 inch M PRO with 10 cores. But I started to think if the 8 vs 10 cores will make any difference and perhaps I should have done 32G instead (I got "only" 16G) which would cost another extra $200

During last 1 year of M1 macbooks, where you guys have been being bottlenecks first - in memory or cpu?
Standard usage - browsing (many tabs), remote desktops, webex, ms teams, vpn etc. Perhaps a bit of docker and vms but nothing big (yeah I know that it's not x86 anymore so there are limits here).

Normally I would chose memory over cpu but since I've been hearing about 'unified memory', super fast sssd (swap) and other cool features which make these guys less hungry for memory …

I come from a 2015 macbook pro (8G ram) so it's going to be light speed fro me anyway, but I want it to last at least 5 years for me.
thanks!

 

[KPOM]

What kind of apps do you run, or more importantly, plan to run over the next 5 years?

 

[8mrg81]

browsing (many tabs), remote desktops, webex, ms teams, vpn etc. Perhaps a bit of docker and vms but nothing big (yeah I know that it's not x86 anymore so there are limits here).

 

[CWallace]

For my needs, the base model was fine. If I upgraded to the "full" M1 Pro, I'd have been close enough to the 16" I would have bought it, instead, and I really want 14" as it is easier to travel with.