Rather surprisingly the fans did not budge at all during these stress tests, and the casing stayed cool to touch. We found the buffer size sweet spot was 128 samples, with the higher settings (5) the least efficient.
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In the Alchemy test Logic Pro consistently played 85 tracks. With the reverbs bypassed the CPU meter was under 20%. The Mac Studio consistently managed an impressive 418 tracks with the ChromaVerb. In the audio preferences we switched processing threads from automatic (8 cores) to 10 cores and throughout the tests tried various audio buffer sizes. One using Logic Pro’s ChromaVerb inserted on multiple audio tracks, and a second using the CPU-intensive Alchemy synth playing a 5 note chord.
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Nevertheless, for our tests we used Apple’s own Logic Pro, with stock plugins and the onboard audio.ĭAW performance tends to be hindered most by CPU-intensive plugins such as reverbs and software synthesisers. With 18 months on the clock, Apple Silicon is now widely supported by third-party DAW and plugin developers. Thankfully, although audible, much like in an iMac these are pretty quiet, even with the unit sitting beside you on the table top. It’s all very neat and tidy and we can’t fault the impressive number of ports.īased on the teardowns, it’s clear that a large portion of the internal space is used for the heatsink and twin fans. The power switch is also on the back, with a small LED power indicator on the front, and there’s an internal speaker but no internal mic. The back includes four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Ethernet (10Gb), two USB-A ports, one HDMI, headphone mini-jack and power input. Its circular base plate raises it slightly from the desktop, and if you flip it over you’ll see air venting on the underside to complement the rear vents.Ĭonnectivity is split between the front and back sides, with two USB-C (these are Thunderbolt 4 on the Ultra) and one SDXC slot on the front. Nevertheless, that’s impressively compact.
In typical Apple fashion, the Mac Studio is exquisitely packaged, and once freed from its spring-loaded box, the extruded aluminium case looks and feels awesome.Īt just under 20cm square it has the same footprint as a Mac Mini, but at just under 10cm is much higher. (Image credit: Future) Apple Mac Studio: Performance & verdict
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