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		badc0ffee on March 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple M3 Ultra The RAM is faster. 8 DDR5 64GB sticks at 8800 MT/s would in theory give you a maximum of 563.2 GB/s. Whereas the M3 Ultra is 819 GB/s.

instagib on March 7, 2025 [–]

Can anyone even get 8 sticks to run together at 8800?

tobyhinloopen on March 7, 2025 | [–]

I'd say "No". IIRC the current number is somewhere 5-6K

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