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Actually, it is. The speed and latency difference does matter, that is how even an 8GB RAM MacBook feels snappier than many a 32GB Windows machine - it can use the disk as swap.
If you believe the latest M3 does not perform better than machines you’ve used in the 80s, I have no idea how to even start a reasonable discussion about this.
That wasn't what I was trying to say, I apologize, I should have been clearer. What I intended to say was that I've been using various, many computers since the 1980's so I have a wide and deep sampling of experiences with them and to that end...the M3 did NOT feel to me like it performed better. Regardless the benchmarks, I know how the machine should feel and I know M3 did not feel any better than any other machine I've used (and that is a lot of laptops).
Or, if the point is that software became very bloated, then sure but they also do a lot more nowadays so then you’re really just comparing apples with oranges.
I absolutely agree Apple typically ship a fast SSD in their computers. I am not convinced they had to solder them to achieve the performance.