TESTED: Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: SHA512 Hashing Speed Scalability
Consult with Lloyd on your computer or photographic purchase, backup strategy, archival and storage strategy, etc.
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).
TESTED
See the test notes for details on hardware configuration and software versions.
Intel Macs do great. M1 Macs, not so hot, running slower than a 2015 MacBook Pro for 1/2/3/4/5 CPU cores.
Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra: SHA512 Hashing Speed Scalability

2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra vs 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max, 2019 iMac 5K, 2020 iMac 5K, 2019 Mac Pro 28-core, 2015 MacBook Pro: