<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mac-vs-PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mac Vs Pc]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:42:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Benchmark Calibration]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe it is necessary to take a closer look at my benchmarking suite. 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The manufacturer specifications for your CPU and...]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/post/experiments-with-ddr4-memory-timings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665aa976601d45cc08fc4cc1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 06:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2731fd_00cbe56d3a1a42a0951398277affc246~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increasing System RAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have started with the simplest possible PC upgrade in an attempt to start improving benchmark scores - since mypy is taking a...]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/post/increasing-system-ram</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6643fd555dd0cd19827d3462</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 00:49:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2731fd_953896afb1b849fa80dfd5d49fb2fc9f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any Old PC Will Be Faster Than a Macbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[I mentioned to some people at my workplace that I was considering building a Linux PC so that I could have the fastest possible machine...]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/post/any-old-pc-will-be-faster-than-a-macbook</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662a43b9a3bab08f129d75a8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:19:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2731fd_a549e848999b45eebb1c9b3694c13a0d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the title of this blog is "Mac vs PC", it needs to be understood that it's still in the context of my specific work situation - I...]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/post/measuring-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6601393dee3a0280dc9e5747</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:02:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction: Mac vs PC 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[This all started in late 2023 when I joined a large and rapidly growing python tech company, and they didn't respond to my queries asking...]]></description><link>https://macversuspc.wixsite.com/mac-vs-pc/post/mac-vs-pc-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f2f1e5d9c18c3d3253e8c5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:38:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>