TESTED: Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Adobe Lightroom Import/Export

2022-06-21 - SEND FEEDBACK

Related: 2019 Mac Pro, 4K and 5K display, Apple, Apple Mac Studio, Apple Silicon, Lightroom, Mac Pro

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A big thank-you to B&H Photo for sending the $7999 Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20-core CPU / 64-core GPU/ 128GB / 8TB SSD for review. This is exactly the configuration I would buy excepting a preference for a 4TB SSD (only to keep the cost down).

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TESTED

See the test notes for details on hardware configuration and software versions.

The Mac Studio M1 Ultra leaves the other computers in the dust for Export JPEG, with the 2019 Mac Pro 28-core taking 74% longer! OTOH, the 2019 Mac Pro 28-core is all but a match on Import showing just how task-dependent it can be.

Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Adobe Lightroom Import/Export

Lightroom Import/Export: import 600 raw files, convert to JPEG
2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra, 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max, 2019 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro: