Re: My 2018 Mac Mini vs. the e2008 Mac Pro it replaced...
No, I can’t tell you why that happens. But I can insure you it’s opposite in my case. I had two of those rusty 2008 Mac Pros and changed one for a 2010 Mac Pro and the other one for the Mac mini 2018 i5 with 64 GB RAM.
The mini is the absolute fastest machine in my setup. Even big mixing sessions can operate with a buffer size of 128 samples of my RME hardware where the 2010 Mac Pro with HD Native needs to be set to 1024 HW buffer size to operate smoothly. But the 2010 Mac Pro is also at least 30 percent faster than the 2008 ones.
Did you use TDM/AAX DSP with the 2008 Mac Pro? Any other hardware acceleration?
Which model of the mini is yours? i3, i5 or i7?
Best
Mark
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Mac Pro 2010 3.66 GHz six Cores, HD Native, 192 I/O, Avid Dock, Artist Mix and Pro Tools Ultimate
Mac mini 2018 i5 64 GB RAM, RME Fireface, Pro Tools 2021, Euphonix MC Control
MacBook Air 2020 (M1) 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Zoom U-44 and Pro Tools Ultimate
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