[yaktubi]

I’d like to point out that compiling stuff is usually disk/io intensive. Could this not just be that the Apple machine has a faster hard drive/memory?

[vetinari]

It doesn't. It has the same 4 lanes, PCIe 3.0 flash as everyone else.

[monocasa]

They have an extremely heavily integrated flash controller. Part of it is what they bought from Annobit.

[markandrewj]

PCIe 4.0 is the current standard.