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How does a MacBook 2016 compare to. . .
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I am only speaking in terms of how the computer "feels" to you. If you are looking for a percentage of how much faster, it would really depend on your usage. I have the base m3 and it is very fast when browsing multiple tabs, music, movies, photos, editing, etc. The biggest speed increase for you would likely be the SSD, unless you already have that.
My rMB is faster than my 2011 MBP which had i7 2.0Ghz , rMB feels snappy and fresh comparatively.
Did you have an ssd installed? The quad core 2011 i7 destroys the coreM in performance.
No. There were other factors for the change though, display, size and weight and battery life.
In benchmarks, sure. In real world usage, probably not. While some people will utilize higher end processors, a vast majority of them will not. If you're not doing something like encoding video, there is a good chance you won't notice a difference. CPUs are well beyond what is needed for typical office tasks today. A 10 year old laptop can be upgraded with an SSD and 8GB of RAM and work just as well for an average person versus a quad core laptop with an SSD and 8GB of RAM from today.
I can run 5+ Linux VMs on my m5 from 2015. On my old 15" rMBP I could run a hell of a lot more. But for my typical workload, 5 is plenty for my automation tests. So even though I run a lot of VMs, I don't see a benefit for the 15" over the 12" today.
Im not sure what you are arguing here for. My point was that his old mbp would be equally "snappy" in day to day tasks and even faster with pro stuff, if he just upgraded to an ssd.