Apple says 8GB of RAM on a Mac is equivalent to 16GB on a real computer. But how does an 8GB Mac perform objectively on simple tasks?

wccftech.com/m3-macbook-with-8gb-ram-real-world-test/

Poorly, it seems.

If you leave your browser open with a bunch of tabs while using Lightroom, expect things to take 2.5x longer. If you're using Final Cut Pro to edit video, up to 4x longer.

There's absolutely no excuse for the existence of a $1600 laptop with only 8GB of RAM. 16GB of RAM is barely adequate for running any serious desktop task these days.