Apple Mac Studio Review (M1 Ultra) - HOLY SH*T!

Unboxing, Benchmark & Review of the 2022 Apple Mac Studio with M1 Ultra! Who should buy this, and just how fast is the M1 Ultra (and is it a big upgrade over the M1 Max MacBook Pro 16)?
00:00 Sexy Intro & Unboxing
00:59 Design & Power
04:00 M1 Max vs M1 Ultra
08:00 Real World Tests
09:44 What is the M1 Ultra
11:50 Wait for Mac Pro?
12:50 Price & Specs
14:13 Should You Buy?
#MacStudio #Apple #StudioDisplay #M1Ultra
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[@DanceSoldier]

FINALLY SOMEONE! Showing the Ports you are actually using to connect the two. THANK YOU! ❤️

[@davidsmall3440]

Great review, thank you. The fact that the Ultra is seen as a single processor is the killer feature for me. And if you specify the Max with 64 GB and 1 TB storage, the price gap is a slightly more palatable £1,400, that is twice the performance at a 15% discount 🙂

[@SuperSaf]

Great coverage chap!

[@Luckeydogs]

What a fantastic, smart, in-depth review, without the fat, and an amazing background ;), colour pallet, and enjoyable host to boot! Good job, friend! Thank you

[@Hogtym]

The quality of your video was incredible having been shot on the MacStudio. Good Job.

[@jamesmccartermail]

Fantastic review as ever, very pleased to have found your channel recently. 👌

[@GadgetsBoy]

So much detail. Great review

[@ahmedunbreakable]

One of the best tech reviwers.awesome review you naild it ❤. I'll get the Base model M1 Max Mac Studio and I'll pair it with 1440P HDR 165 Hz Display.

[@davidsveips]

Your video quality is just pure amaizing!

[@Ardenzz]

Love the detailed review, and the wallpaper on ur Macbook :)

[@1zebula1]

Solid review

[@kushal809]

Awesome video 🔥🔥

[@TallyHoTech]

You done an awesome job mate

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Cheers for the video.

[@melgross]

The power supply is 370 watts, even though the chip uses a max of a bit over 120 watts for the Ultra. The reason is to power devices that are plugged into the Thunderbolt ports that have power delivered over those ports instead of being plugged into the wall. A 200 watt supply would be more than adequate for the Ultra with 128GB RAM and 8TB storage.

[@Jackyd3s]

hi may I ask how is the studio display compare to 16 inch MacBook Pro in terms of display quality and the speaker quality? I'm currently using 16" m1 max MacBook Pro, want to see if worth buying the studio display, thanks so much

[@ak_hoops]

Okay most might not feel this but I THOROUGHLY appreciated you being able to scroll in Lightroom that easily! That's actually crazy to me!

[@desilence_]

Great walkthrough. Nice with the octane x test too. Would love to see how redshift likes the ultra too

[@Jezee213]

Your right, they should make a carry case for it, even a silicone bumper case would be cool!

[@melgross]

There’s a company that just came out with one, but I don’t remember the company name.

[@Justin.Franks]

@@melgross WaterField Designs

[@melgross]

@@Justin.Franks that sounds right.

[@19knight52]

Yes I bought one and absolutely love it!! Have not received display yet but love it on my LG UltraFine 4k..

[@DaveGee0]

One question where do you get those awesome video demos that you show with the close-ups? I love them but have not been able to find any.

[@joyboy6535]

SO when are you getting the M1 Max version? cause i really wanna see how to 32Core GPU M1 Max performs on Mac Studio. Maybe do adobe vs final cut rendering too and see the result when revising it

[@Garrettdx1988]

I'm a PC guy, but Apple silicon has been pretty impressive. I went through and specced out a Studio that I'd want. I'd get a 32 GPU core M1 Max version with 32 gb of ram and 2 TB of storage. That config comes out to $2,800, which admittedly isn't too bad.

[@melomaniakjm]

awesome machine if you don't do intensive GPU work.

[@blade1535]

That’s the same spec I ordered.

[@mopnem]

@@melomaniakjm exactly, prob like usg. Apple prob better for actual business work with cash to burn but “enthusiasts” who also work will always prefer windows until apple changes their target dem.

[@melgross]

@@mopnem that’s for the lower end version. But pros will often get the Ultra, as I did. You’d,be hard to,spec that out for a PC near the price.

[@mopnem]

@@melgross True. But the gpu prowess is still subpar. & I’d say my statement still checks out

[@Abelesque]

Hello and thanks for the video. I have a mac studio ultra 48 and, even without doing anything, I hear the fans spinning. They are about 1340rpm. Does your ultra do this too or do I have a problem with mine? Thank you

[@SpawnPoiint]

It's actually physically bigger than I was expecting. Great review though Tom.

[@Thetechchap]

That's what she said. (Cheers!)

[@SpawnPoiint]

@@Thetechchap 😂 I'll take that

[@ZackCrain]

@@Thetechchap that's always the response you hope for

[@MogsterKupo]

Been following your channel for quite a while now and always love your reviews (and humour 😆). Quick tip for when you display benchmark results. If the reader is invited to make numerical comparisons, it's important to make numerical columns aligned to the right (INCLUDING the column headers). This way, the digits are aligned properly (provided they're in the same units and to the same decimal places).

[@NotHugsy]

That blender scene is absolutely beautiful! Did you do it yourself or can it be found on the web?

[@duck5405]

Great video

[@montygill2835]

Amazing amount of Power 👍

[@michellsantana6402]

Great review! Just would like see some After Effects rendering as well

[@nigelcharnock8966]

Is the base model of the Mac Studio M1 Max a worthwhile upgrade from a 27-inch Intel 2017 5K Retina iMac ???

[@HossamRV]

I am amazed by the quality of your video. could you tell me the tools u use for making such a great video?

[@Elduque40]

Thanks

[@KrishnaDraws]

How fast is the Mac Studio Ultra compared to a Mac mini 2018 with an eGPU?

[@ahmadabdollahpour1213]

Excellent 👌

[@Killabit]

Does anyone know what the screensaver is on the TV in the background?

[@timbacodes8021]

want one!

[@Skillroom]

So Cool Video 🤩🤩🤩

[@tweedpenguin712]

What desk do you use? It’s so deep.

[@giovannigambaro]

Great review. I should replace my legacy iMac. Home usage but lot of pictures and some video editing (not for professional purpose). I fear new iMac with straight M1 may 'fail', may be too slow with video editing. I was expecting for a new 'big iMAC' but ... Anyway, Mac Studio could be perfect. The true question is: does Studio Display deserve the money it costs for home no-prof usage?

[@AtomLabX]

Rederrrrrzzz -- I just saw a lag in real life for a second at 14:30 Hahahaha

[@alfredknodler540]

Great review indeed. How much do you guess the entry level Mac Pro will be?

[@neillowes9232]

Got the max version on order with 1TB ssd - happy 😊

[@user-uj6pe7yv7t]

Actually i’m 3d modeling on blender and animation creator, until now I don’t know wha i should buy , Macbook pro with m1max , or Mac studio with M1 Ultra, I don’t need any lagging while I working that’s my point, could any one advice 🥺

[@vividflight]

Thank you for good information! Studio displays are expensive, but I'm going to buy this one too and analyze it. It seems to be good content compared to the recently released Dell U2723QE.

[@JohnKing042]

I chose to go with this for a couple reasons. 1. I am a geek and I love Apple toys. lol. 2. I had 3 older devices to trade in, pule my military discount and so I got the Ultra with 128GB Ram/1TB SSD for $2500.00. The devices were in great shape but I have no use the the trade-in program gave me the best ROI on them. I am retired from regular working, do some development and editing as a side hustle and I expect I will never buy another computer. Yes, it is overkill, but damn, I wanted it. rofl. Loved your review.... open and honest

[@JimRobinson-colors]

There might be a point where the Max is peaked for speed by the software and the Ultra could still be just purring along. All the comparison tests rely on software manufactures to optimize. And they have been - Davinci Resolve now runs faster than FCPX and considering Final Cut is an Apple product, that is quite a feat.

[@rehtsch]

Great review ! But the percentages are not always correct. For example: 7:08 2min 10 sec on M1 Max and 1min 4sec on the M1 Ultra. So its double that fast right ? So it is 100% Faster. If it were only 50% Faster, the M1 Ultra would have taken about 1 min 32 seconds.

[@blainedupreez8238]

Pretty sure he meant it took 50% of the time the max did

@@blainedupreez8238 he said „its half the time” but on the slides its „50% faster”. So the info on the slides is the one not being correct.

[@carloswhite3675]

was that Enfield Cineworld on The A10 junction, southbury road? 🤔

[@Malc180s]

Since video and graphics power is irrelevant to me, I'm hoping the updated mini has the "pro" chip in it. All the cpu power I'd need for maybe 1300 quid please. This is cool though, and I'm not sure how much more impressive the mac pro can be, unless they've written drivers to add a video card to the system.

[@otakutube5783]

Can you tell me the branding of those back to the future figures as they are super cool

[@wisdomyaw03]

There are some errors in your comparison graphs. At 5:11 the single score is actually almost 100% faster or double on the m1 ultra. And the percentage for the multi score is even more wrong

[@peterwan7945]

5:33 it could also be caused by the extra codecs on the other side of the M1 Ultra chip which allows it to decode and encode it faster.

[@FidencioGarrido]

Awesome review, does anyone know if there are more virtual resolutions supported with the display? I am trying to see what will it be the effective real state for people with other type of workflows in mind (i.e. software developers) where text size is vital for editors, documents, browsers, etc. Using it with 5k mode will be almost impossible for reading, and 1440p will be a waste of size/$ ratio. I know that I could use 5k and then individually scale the font size app by app; but wondering if there is a more ideal/usable resolution mode between 5k and 1440p.

[@Justin.Franks]

In MacOS, certainly. By default its scaling is like 1440p for screen real estate / fonts / icons, just like the 5K iMacs. You can also scale it to have the same screen real estate as 1600x900, 2048x1152, 2880x1620, and 3200x1800.

[@RogerZoul]

Interesting point about the refresh rate. I always thought it was just about “feel”.

[@hoic8768]

thanks good review, looking to upgrade. slightly digressing here. Im watching this on the studio display, the voice recording is so crisp that the high tweets and "s" are really audible to the point that they are overblown - not sure thats the technical term. Im hoping its not my speakers. Anyone else notice this when listening on the studio display?

[@harrison00xXx]

I only noticed similar problems as one of the tweeters of my MacBook Pro 2010 15" once broke. Thank you apple for finally making a proper sucessor to my 2010 Model, i was already so annoyed by the 2010 15" model... The 2021 16" model sounds very clear and good, but the highs are still sometimes disorted a bit especially at higher volume. But hey, i guess its the same with the Studio display... They are still "internal speakers".... i personally think all the new speakers in apple devices (except the Mac Studio ones) are sure sounding a lot better than previous stuff, but most of the better sound comes from heavy EQing at LOWER volume, in fact the louder it gets... the less EQing can be done and they sound more or less similar to previous stuff.

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

Strange finding about the PugetBench, i doubt the puget footage was 120fps so why it mattered the screen refresh rate ? I thought it just counts dropped frames

[@pipari21]

How far away you can go with the bluetooth keyboard and trackpad before the connection breaks? Mac mini is terrible in that regard. Less than 3 m away without anything in between the mac and the bluetooth device and devices become unusable.

[@zepcrazyfre]

So upgrading from the M1 Mac Mini to the Studio and I’m not established as a “pro user” is completely ridiculous isn’t it?

[@mbvglider]

If you need a bunch of external devices and you’d rather not shop for a $300 dock, then it’s not ridiculous.

[@47dna]

Can you review virtual machines performance on m1 ultra? [ parallel or vm ware ]

[@trutcjff5254]

Can we use 100 percent Ram 20hrs a day without any stoppage on this Mac studio??

[@Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Are you tempted to buy a Mac Studio?? 👉CORRECTION: for my timed benchmarks, I should have labelled the % as time 'decrease', rather than simply ‘faster’. Sorry for confusion

[@FLG8r]

will get the M1 Max version (64 GB), but, 1 TB or 2 TB for storage? and then make a Mac Studio sling bag and then sell it and jump on the accessory bandwagon.

[@pedrosa144]

Mine is arriving tomorrow, M1 Max 1TB.

[@frostybe3r]

Absolutely not, only just ordered a 16" M1 Max 10/32 64GB.

[@ZackCrain]

I wish, i cant wait for your Mac Studio Display review, thats really i think what everyone is loving, some kind of text clarity comparison amongst many other things you could compare would be nice

[@cinematicvisual]

The opening music has a bad Rep now. Facebook uses it. I don’t trust the music… cause the stuff Facebook has done. But you did great with video…

[@ShredBrosLTD]

Bliney this was quick 🤣

[@johnwade7430]

Interesting - but I want to know how this handles audio - particularly Samples (orchestral).

[@adonispeo]

Apple's M1 Ultra chip in a rack mount version would be a game-changer. As a tech enthusiast, I've been eagerly waiting for a powerful and compact solution that can seamlessly integrate with my Unify network equipment, and this seems to be the perfect fit. The M1 Ultra's performance and efficiency are off the charts, and having it in a rack mount form factor allows for easy installation and management alongside my existing infrastructure. Kudos to Apple for continuing to push boundaries and deliver innovative products that cater to the needs of professionals. Can't wait to get my hands on one and take my setup to the next level...

[@dieseldiesel9292]

Wonder how this would compare to a similarly spec'd PC in price and performance.

[@melgross]

It would be interesting to try to find a PC that’s either similarly spec’s or priced. I don’t think you can get both in one machine. But it would be interesting if some one bothered to look.

[@danragones]

Where’s the desk from?

[@MoroccoGamer]

Nice video

[@proudprogressive4849]

How do i change the keyboard lights on the msi gs 66?

[@Techie21]

How were you able to upload it before other KZbinrs?

[@Osprey6m]

My 5k 27” has lasted 7 yrs and is still strong but slow. So here’s the rub which you failed to cover. Most people want their desk top to last a few years so you need to buy performance capable of doing that. The studio max does that for the ordinary person capturing photos and videos of the family and travel and turning them into something special.

[@mopnem]

Mac studio really is t for ordinary people that capture photos of family

[@Thirsty_Fox]

Hope you can use it in target display mode. I don't think I could ever buy an all-in-one when the display relies on the much more rapidly aging (or breaking) computer inside. That 5k display is still great.

[@kason9194]

Does anyone know if the Xcode simulator will benefit from an M1 Max over an M1 Pro? Trying to decide if I should wait for an M1 Pro Mac mini or get M1 Max Mac studio.

[@notmynameonyoutube6658]

in what way is the simulator limited by the cpu in your opinion?

[@kason9194]

@@notmynameonyoutube6658 i’m wondering if the extra GPU cores in the max will have a benefit for the Xcode simulator. I know the CPUs are the same.

[@notmynameonyoutube6658]

​@@kason9194 If you are going to run many instances of a graphic intensive app in multiple simulators all at once for some reason I suppose it would make a difference but otherwise I can't see how more GPU cores would benefit the simulator. Any M1 GPU is significantly better than an A15 GPU.

[@PixelDavo]

I’m super eager for someone to run a benchmark on a 20 core Ultra machine - with PugetBench for Lightroom. I have an iMac Pro 8-core, 32 gigs, and it’s already a beast of a machine, so I wonder how much better the Ultra will be. I do a lot of timelapse work and end up processing and exporting a thousand RAW images just for one sequence and even in the iMac Pro I can wait quite a while. I can run the pugetBench Lightroom test on my iMac Pro, but nobody has done so with an Ultra processor…

[@raidmaster7529]

Does it have thunderbolt 4?

[@Techie21]

10:17 The 27" iMac is replaced by the Mac Studio since they kept on comparing it to it in the event and after the event they actually discontinued the 27" iMac from their site.... And at the end of their event, they said that only ONE Mac is left to complete the transition, the Mac Pro.

[@ye4590]

It is hard to say. Apple still label iMac 24 specifically on their website. It will be weird if only one size 24 exists.

[@Thetechchap]

I'd be surprised if we don't see a iMac 27-inch again

[@Techie21]

@@Thetechchap Yeah since earlier the iMac 27" used to cost $1800 whilst now the Mac Studio with the Studio Display costs $3600

[@Techie21]

@@Thetechchap Love your vids btw

[@wadsworth2351]

Would the Mac Studio M1 Ultra be good for streaming Anime, watching movies in 4K, that type of thing?

[@lamodification]

How did you do the shaky pans?

[@iamshing1989]

Nice wallpaper on MacBook Pro. Where can I download it?thanks

[@RACAPE]

Take a screenshot, cut it to have only the wallpaper in the frame and then search that image in google images. Not that hard at all

[@kartikgovil4188]

2k for 27" lcd monitor seems too much

[@EduardoValadez3]

Not even high refresh rate 🥲

[@suntzu1409]

Nope.

[@marcusfriberg1500]

Spent almost as much for Apple Cinema Display 30” back in 2008, it was way more money for me back then. But never been as happy to use a monitor for such a long time. Going to connect it to the Mac Studio tomorrow hopefully, had to spend a few $ on an adapter for dual link dvi to USB-c. But if this new display is as good with todays measures i think it may be well worth it for many enthusiast-/pro users 👌🏻

[@crateer]

True, there are way better alternatives or there

[@komaddog]

@@marcusfriberg1500 you still have the cinema display from 08

[@philippelambinet1425]

Waterfield already makes bags for the Studio.

[@aditjindal]

the speaker part of the vid is shot on an iphone, and i only noticed that because you switched to ultrawide lol wonder how many others i missed

[@josephpiskac2781]

Interesting enjoyed the little jabs at Apple.

[@nnnnnn3647]

charging od magic mouse is in right place. the mention of it each time testifies to the intellectual simplicity of the interlocutor.

[@Dang3rRoom]

here i am still using the macbook pro 2018 and for my usage It's still pretty darn fast!

[@ArhamBrowz]

Iam your new subscriber From sri lanka

[@lbch_youtube]

I want the iMac 27 inch. Why did they drop it? This product isn’t the same.

[@RogerZoul]

What is the volume of that 3090 compared to that of the Mac Studio? I think there is some merit to such a comparison.

[@AbbahTech]

Jet engine speed ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡💥💥

[@haralc]

Would you please try a Huggingface 'xl' model on it

[@Romash.]

plz make a review of gaming on lenovo legion slim 7

[@bolttracks]

The power draw rating only ever tells you what the PSU is rated for. Like how the iMac is rated at 140w, yet will never actually use more than like 30W. This machine with the Max is likely to use around 60W. I’d expect the ultra to draw anywhere between 120 to 160W

[@LemonWatermelon]

Wow.. silicon has certainly made life exciting.. especially in computers

[@samlanank9533]

I hope amd build threadripper with igpu and make some mini pc like this mac studio. I think that will be more interesting than build mini pc with gpu at this time

[@AndyMillerPhotoUK]

Nice vid -- I bought the fully loaded Ultra Studio version to work with my 2 XDR Pro Displays and Wacom Cinteq editing display. I also have an EiZO that I could drive with this too.... I spent the last 8 years working overseas and so various 16" MacBookPros were useful - last upgrade was to the 2019 fully loaded with the 5600M GPU. But now since returning to the UK and being locked down, and now using the Nikon Z9 I need way more horsepower - waiting for a new MacPro (to replace the 2013 Trashcan I still use as a server) seems pointless to me. So bring on the MacStudio Ultra and its 6 T4 ports & 10GB Ethernet.

[@guilhermesantiago7365]

I hope to get there as well, Andy! hahahah What an amazing setup you are going to have.

[@tweedpenguin712]

You must be rich as each display is 5,000 dollars.

[@OpenDeepLearning]

Honest question: why have you blurred the percentages on 5:20 ?

[@Thetechchap]

I mislabelled them - blurred out to avoid confusion

[@oo0RECON0oo]

There are ports on the inside to upgrade, although it will have to be done by a technician

[@phelo_mat]

Please test whether the monitor is compatible with other OSs like Windows

[@Thetechchap]

It is compatible, but with fewer features. Will cover this in my Studio Display review coming tomorrow

[@bogdanst13]

Re: 2:30, another way to look at the power draw/consumption is that they're using the same PSU to keep R&D and manufacturing costs down? That's what I've seen others very aptly speculate online. :)

[@Thetechchap]

Ah yeah - good thinking

[@lwwells]

@7:15 “Which is exactly half the time” Half the time does not mean 50% faster. It is 100% faster.

[@achilleaustin4477]

It is 50% as slow though

[@lwwells]

@@achilleaustin4477 This statement doesn't even make any sense buddy.

[@achilleaustin4477]

@@lwwells it is 50% of the time, meaning it is 50% slower

[@lwwells]

@@achilleaustin4477 No. Your statement implies that "less time" equals "slower". This is not accurate. Consider this scenario: 2 Olympic runners. One finished in half the time. You are saying that he is slower.

[@achilleaustin4477]

@@lwwells nah mate more time is slower

[@MoeGravey]

You misconstrue the modifier word “max” in terms of power draw. They both MAX at 390, but apple won’t allow either to get near their max power draw. So the M1 max may top out at 200, where the ultra may be 320.