This is using the latest v1 build that was made available recently.īut I think those cpu stats are per core. On my 2018 Mac Mini with i7 and intel graphics, I get about 6% cpu use with a really completely empty rack, and around 33% when the rack is populated with the v1 default template. I think I’ll repeat my mantra: The right machine for Rack is desktop, desktop, desktop, with good cooling, and a Mac Mini is not really a desktop, more like a laptop squeezed into a different shape As Apple would say: Size is all that matters. Only to be done if someone insists on having MacOS I think. So: Doable, with an external GPU, but pricey and certainly far from an optimal bang-for-buck Rack machine. And the thing runs really hot, so even though they might have managed to actually keep the fan noise down, the risk of early component damage and thermal throttling, when using the CPU heavily (like when running Rack) is big.If you want it you have to buy an external Thunderbolt 3 GPU, and only an AMD one at that, which probably won’t come so cheap. But… with the stock GPU (or rather, lack of) it’s a no-go for running VCV Rack.It has good connectivity (relative to other Macs) and accomodates fast CPU’s, which is nice.
My own summary would be something like this:
