Why is the M3 in my MacBook Air faster than my 7800X3D CPU when building a Unity project (compiling, processing, etc.)? Also, despite being passively cooled, my MBA gets very warm but not hot, while my AMD CPU runs at 78°C with an AIO water cooler.

>MBA M3
>16 GB Ram
>512GB SSD
vs.
>7800X3D
>32 GB Ram
>990 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 2 TB

>>105639321 (OP)
could be a variety of reasons, what compiler are you using for each machine?

>>105639349
No matter if mono or IL2CPP (for WebGL) the M3 is faster.
I tested it with both compilers on both machines.

arm vs. x86 maybe

>>105639321 (OP)
why would you expect the vcash to speed up your compiling?

>>105639389
i'm talking about the C/C++ compiler.

>>105639321 (OP)
what's the GPU in the pc?

>>105639798
On windows it's msvc and on macOS clang (xcode). But for WebGL both OSs are using Emscripten (Clang based).

>>105639829
RTX4080

>>105639321 (OP)
X3Ds are gaming CPUs, they're really bad at any productivity task outside gaming

>>105640283
but slower than a passive cooled M3?

>>105640293
>he thought the hype was a meme

The unified memory probably helps a lot.