Mac Studio Top M3 Ultra vs Base M3 Ultra, does $1500 upgrade makes sense?

A focused look at Apple's latest Mac Studio M3 Ultra Top vs Base performing various Pro Photography and Video tests. Which includes performance testing for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Capture 1, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Davinci Resolve. Tests are done to determine if upgrading the base M3 Ultra to top M3 Ultra silicon makes any sense.

For the complete tests, please see the link below.

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M3 Ultra Top vs M3 Ultra Base

00:00 Intro/Preface
01:25 Test System
03:37 Chip Segmentation
03:43 Upgrade Priority
06:07 Fan/Low Power Mode
06:25 Color Calibration
06:35 Setup as a new machine
06:46 Reading the Spec
06:56 SSD
07:16 Internal vs External SSD
07:44 Memory - RAM
09:47 Lightroom Classic Preview 1:1
10:48 LRC Export
11:26 LRC HDR
11:38 LRC Panorama Merge
12:14 LRC AI Noise Reduction
12:37 LRC AI Noise Reduction X10
13:11 LRC Sky & Subjects Mask
13:36 Lightroom CC - LR Export
13:55 Capture 1 - C1 Preview
14:53 C1 Export
15:24Photoshop
17:33 Video Export FCP
18:36 AfterEffects
19:00 Premiere Pro
19:14 DaVinci Resolve
19:46 Thoughts
23:19 SoC Recommendations
24:04 Upgrade Path
24:45 Conclusion

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