Paul Haddad 
I'm so confused by what's what now. Are there now 3 types of M5 cores? Is an M5 performance core an M4 performance core or an efficiency core? WTH is going on?
oscillik@paul Yeah, this is probably the most confusing Apple hardware line–up I've ever seen. From what I understand after reading the Ars Technica article about them (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/m5-pro-and-m5-max-are-surprisingly-big-departures-from-older-apple-silicon/) the previous M4 Max will serve me better personally due to the way Ableton Live uses performance cores.
nSonic@oscillik @paul Who cares? 🤔 Max is faster than pro is faster than base. Pay more, get more speed. (Given all other parameters are equal like ssd and ram)
Might be interesting to see some real world comparisons but I stay with: for probably 95% of users the base model is best bang for the buck. Have more to spend? Bump up ram and ssd whatever you think you need more off (for me it’s ssd)
@oscillik @paul You mean that they renamed the performance to super and introduced a new performance in between super and efficient?
I can simplify my take further: the M chips are fast enough for probably 95%+ of what people do. If you are the 5% you know it and choose what you are willing to pay for.
„We“ (my guessed 95+%) shouldn’t care about the naming or amount of Cores 🤷♂️
@nSonic No, I don't mean that part. Anyway, I'm going to desist from conversing with you and I hope you have a day.