32GB vs 64GB RAM M1 Max MacBook - EXTREME Multitasking RAM Test!

Is 64GB OVERKILL for the M1 Max 14" and 16" MacBook Pro or is it worth the $400 for some users? I Pushed these machines as Hard as Possible and FOUND where 64GB Really Helps!

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In this video, we run various benchmarks like video editing, photo editing, programming, and much more between the 32GB RAM M1 Max MacBook Pro and the 64GB RAM M1 Max MacBook Pro!

We run all of these tests to find out if it's actually worth spending the extra $400 on the 32GB of RAM or NOT!

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Timestamps ⬇️
16GB vs 32GB - 00:00
Baseline Performance - 0:49
30 Chrome and Safari Tabs - 01:30
Adobe Photoshop - 2:30
Lightroom Photo Editing - 03:00
X Code with Full RAM - 04:50
Blender 3D Rendering - 05:45
Multitasking with RAM Full - 08:30
570GB 30Min FCX Video Editing - 09:39
Windows 11 VM Parallels - 12:28
Windows Speedometer & Geekbench 5 - 13:15
Photoshop with RAM FULL - 14:30
Logic Pro with RAM Full - 15:44
Lightroom with RAM Full - 17:26
8K Video Editing Export while multitasking - 19:10
Responsiveness With RAM Full and SWAP - 23:00
32GB vs 64GB Final Verdict! - 24:32

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Would YOU Buy a 32GB of 64GB model after watching this video? Let us know below!
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[YashM]

You guys should summarise all the videos in the launch week and show stats in tabular format or a nice visual format!!

[VincentJGoh]

I mean, look: if you need 64GB of memory, it's not really for multitasking, it's because you need it for a single app with huge data. Until the application is really thrashing the swap, you can generally rely on the OS to take care of handling resources for you. That's the whole point. Apple's given itself a lot of headroom with the sheer speed of the RAM and cache, and SSDs now are pretty fast, so swapping something out in the background transparently isn't as hard as it used to be.

But none of that really matters if you're buying a computer to last more than a year or two. If you can afford 64GB of memory and you plan to keep the machine for 4-5+ years, buy 64GB and never worry about whether you have enough RAM ever again.

[dougnulton]

Max from Max Tech, taking bout M1 Max, comparing 2 Mac’s. 🤯

[rAustinBall]

A huge part of using these machines is running additional external displays. I haven’t seen anyone add that element to any of their tests which seems odd to me.

[Sevenfeet]

One thing most people forget is that one of the custom silicon blocks on the M1 is on-die compression/decompression, just like all of the video encoders. That and the fast SSD and the memory bandwidth really helps to make the most out of smaller memory footprints.

[Hobyx]

I’d really like to see these tests with the MacBooks connected to external 4k and higher displays, to see if that introduces performance hits. Also screensharing.

[joetheboy]

I want a MAXed out M1 MAX from MAX Tech with a drawing of MAX on it saying "...aaaand BAM!!"

[andyng]

What about panorama / high megapixels editing in lightroom and photoshop? ArtIsRight tested the 16GB vs 32GB and the performance difference is huge. Export time is just 10% of the workload, we spent most of the time on editing.

[elenchus]

I used to "know" that my Macs needed 32 until I was forced by my M1 Pro to go down to 16. I do think there were occasions where 32 would have made a difference, but those might have been once every 2-3 weeks (my work requires pretty extreme multitasking). I could definitely continue living with just 16, although I went back up to 32 just for those unusual occasions where I have 40 different projects open. It's amazing how good macOS is at managing RAM; I'm also a PC builder and I also use PCs for work, and I basically find that whatever the amount of RAM I need on the Mac, I double for the PC and that works out OK.

[LnWlfBlck]

As someone who has 64 gb of ram in my 2019 27” iMac and regularly my ram usage is around 50gb the extra money for the ram is my only real option. Plus I generally keep my machines for 6 to 8 years it also provides longevity.

[hi.chanlaca]

Buy it nice or buy it twice. I'm doing premiere/lightroom/ae/pts w effects for the next 4, 5 years so Max 64gb is my choice. Thanks Max for your hard work.

[fm]

Boys if you are writing music for media and playing with huge orchestral libraries do yourself a favor and just get the 64gb. 👍 I maxed out my 32Gb really fast.

[korling]

Can you do a video on external displays especially for those that plan on buying the 14 inch macbook pro.

[iamvishnu]

I really think this obviously boils down to what you plan to use it for, I bought the 14 inch base model and I really love this machine, it’s by far my favorite Mac to date. I upgraded from a 16 inch MBP base model and I really thought I would be missing the sleek body and the Touch Bar and I really did like the Touch Bar (probably one of the few) But, I’m just blown away by how well it performs. I’ve gamed on it shadow of the tomb raider while also watching the new James Bond no time to die in 4k while also having 10 different windows up on safari and chrome for work and it didn’t miss a single beat! That would have NEVER happened on my 16 inch base model. Loving this machine!

[EvanWisheropp]

This video is very flawed. I bought the 32gb because of this video and filled the ram very quickly using Lightroom and photoshop. I merged a bunch of HDRs and did more editing then got a full ram notification. Too late to return the computer.

[bengene]

16" M1 Pro 16 GPU VS M1 MAX 24 GPU full performance test, battery life and comparison pls Max

[mingomarrero]

Thank you, Max! This video helped me a lot to decide that I don't really need 64GB for what I do daily, which is mostly music production.

[xRay]

You really should do a complete battery test for light use (netflix YouTube web browsing light gaming like LoL). 14 Pro and max/16 pro and Max.

[vlrcfee]

Photoshop test looks awkward: it's not a typical way everyone is using photoshop — just switch between opened files. Try to open something with a bunch of layers, smart objects, effects, etc, and try to change something. That is the way to catch beachball as far as I know.

Anyway, thanks for the testing, and good luck.