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A new post on Apple’s Machine Learning Research blog shows how much the M5 Apple silicon improved over the M4 when it comes to running a local LLM. Here are the details.

A bit of context

A couple of years ago, Apple released MLX , which the company describes as “an array framework for efficient and flexible machine learning on Apple silicon”.

In practice, is an open-source framework that helps developers build and run machine learning models natively on their Apple silicon Macs, supported by APIs

Apple Silicon

Apple’s M5 Pro Mac Mini: A Godsend For Energy-Stressed, Memory-Starved AI Data Centers

wccftech | Nov. 20, 2025, 9:02 a.m. | Original

2026 is shaping up to be an year when AI server farms, already reeling from energy scarcity, are likely to turn to increasingly efficient computing. And Apple's M5 Pro Mac mini might be the perfect solution, especially as it is already cheaper to run relatively simple ML algorithms and AI workloads on Apple silicon instead of NVIDIA GPUs.

It’s cool because this brings it from ms latency to ns latency, essentially it’s no longer a bottleneck, Thunderbolt 5 speeds are!
And that

Apple Silicon|Intel

This motherboard has everything you need to build the perfect gaming PC

XDA developers | Nov. 19, 2025, 10:57 p.m. | Original

Covers all the bases with support for AM5, PCIe 5.0, and DDR5

Apple Silicon

5 ways a USB 3 port can actually be worse than USB 2.0

XDA developers | Nov. 19, 2025, 8 p.m. | Original

There's a reason your motherboard might still pack some USB 2.0 ports.

Apple Silicon|Intel

Qualcomm Says 90% of Games Run on Snapdragon X2 Elite, Outperforming Intel and AMD

TechPowerUp News | Nov. 19, 2025, 11:56 a.m. | Original

Qualcomm is ready to push its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme SoCs into a sector that was previously dominated by x86 SoC makers, and that is gaming. The company now claims that its SoC can run more than 90% of the most played games available on the market on the initial launch. However, this is not the only striking claim, as Qualcomm has benchmarks that prove that its Adreno X2 iGPU is 50% faster than the iGPU inside Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

Apple Silicon

A19, A19 Pro Chipset Orders Estimated To Increase By Five Million Units In Just Two Months As Apple Witnesses Skyrocketing iPhone 17 Sales

wccftech | Nov. 19, 2025, 11:11 a.m. | Original

TSMC was already reported to be enjoying an influx of A19 and A19 Pro orders thanks to increased iPhone 17 sales, and from the looks of it, the semiconductor giant will have to accommodate more production space for Apple because the latter continues to see a rise in demand for its devices. According to the latest statistics, around 4-5 million orders have been placed for the latest chipsets, though the higher number likely pertains to the A19 Pro, as the iPhone 17 Pro and

A19 and A19 Pro chip orders have increased substantially

Apple Silicon

A cluster of Mac Studios is just one reason we no longer need a Mac Pro

9to5mac | Nov. 19, 2025, 9:21 a.m. | Original

Back in the Intel days, the Mac Pro was the computer many of us lusted over even if we had no possible justification for actually buying one. It was by far the most powerful Mac and the easiest to upgrade – not to mention one of the most beautiful machines the company ever made.

The 2023 Mac Pro was even more gorgeous than its predecessor, but with the radical new architecture of Apple Silicon , the writing was already on the wall …

The secret to the power and upgradability of the Mac

Apple Silicon|Intel

AMD Ryzen AI HX 470 “Gorgon Point” mobile processor spotted with 5.25 GHz turbo clock

VideoCardz | Nov. 19, 2025, 8:16 a.m. | Original

Good news, everyone: AMD is not changing naming for the Ryzen mobile series

A new SiSoftware Sandra entry has revealed the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 APU , confirming that AMD will keep the current Ryzen AI naming scheme for its next mobile refresh. The chip is listed with Radeon 890M graphics, 12 cores and 24 threads, and a 5.25 GHz boost clock. That is a 150 MHz bump over the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which uses

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Apple 3D prints titanium chassis for Apple Watch — additive manufacturing cuts raw material usage in half

Tom's Hardware | Nov. 19, 2025, 5 a.m. | Original

(Image credit: Apple)

Apple has adopted additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) for making chassis for Apple Watches as well as USB-C port receptacles for the ultra-thin iPhone Air. The company is printing these components using titanium powder obtained from recycling, thus greatly reducing usage of materials while achieving its products' signature great looks and structural strength. This is the first time that Apple has applied additive manufacturing for a mass-market device.

To build chassis for Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch 1

Apple Silicon

The M4 MacBook Air is the best value in tech, here’s why

9to5mac | Nov. 18, 2025, 3 p.m. | Original

Apple released the M4 MacBook Air back in March of 2025. On the surface it was not a game changing improvement compared to the previous model. We did get some new FaceTime camera features and better external display support but nothing really jumped out at you. But the magic of this laptop is the amount of value you get for the price. Right now you can get a brand new . The amount of power, efficiency and sheer computer you get for that price is insane. Let’s dive

Apple shows how much faster the M5 runs local LLMs compared to the M4

A bit of context

Apple’s M5 Pro Mac Mini: A Godsend For Energy-Stressed, Memory-Starved AI Data Centers

This motherboard has everything you need to build the perfect gaming PC

5 ways a USB 3 port can actually be worse than USB 2.0

Qualcomm Says 90% of Games Run on Snapdragon X2 Elite, Outperforming Intel and AMD

A19, A19 Pro Chipset Orders Estimated To Increase By Five Million Units In Just Two Months As Apple Witnesses Skyrocketing iPhone 17 Sales

A cluster of Mac Studios is just one reason we no longer need a Mac Pro

AMD Ryzen AI HX 470 “Gorgon Point” mobile processor spotted with 5.25 GHz turbo clock

Good news, everyone: AMD is not changing naming for the Ryzen mobile series

Apple 3D prints titanium chassis for Apple Watch — additive manufacturing cuts raw material usage in half

The M4 MacBook Air is the best value in tech, here’s why

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