Here is a comparison of the Apple M2, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, and AMD Ryzen 7950X: CPU Cores Threads Base clock Boost clock L3 cache Manufacturing process Apple M2 8 8 3.2 GHz 3.7 GHz 16 MB 5nm AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 32 3.4 GHz 4.9 GHz 64 MB 7nm AMD Ryzen 7950X 16 32 4.5 GHz 5.7 GHz 96 MB 5nm As you can see, the Ryzen 9 7950X has the most cores, threads, and cache of the three CPUs.

Python is getting ready to lose its GIL The Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) is a mechanism that prevents multiple threads from executing Python code at the same time. This has been a source of frustration for some Python users, as it can limit the performance of applications that need to use multiple cores. PEP 703 proposes a solution to this problem by making the Python interpreter thread-safe and removing the GIL.