Compilation is largely an i/o-bound problem. Unless the projects you work on are hideously large and would benefit from parallel processing (splitting the i/o among several processors), your current machine is quite satisfactory.
Try this: using your current system, create a 4GB disk partition in memory. Then make that partition the “Derived Data” location. You can see how here: [http://www.blinddogsoftware.com/goodies/#CacheInYourPocket] If you notice an improvement in stability and decreased build time, great. If not, just keep on building great apps. > On Jun 28, 2019, at 11:02 AM, Steve Mykytyn via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > My main Xcode machine is a late 2013 27-inch iMac, 24GB RAM, 3.5 GHz Core > i7 with 500GB SSD. > > It works fine, but I'm wondering if an iMac Pro or a top-of-the-line 2019 > iMac would be a life-changing experience. Or just, "that's nice." > > The Geekbench numbers are somewhat informative, but hoping for commentary > based on personal, direct experience. _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
