For something that only has to Sync files do I really need the full power of an m1 processor. Even if it's running slower by the emulation layer, I was not able to notice anything. I even did a bit of stress testing where I was editing a text file in two places at once to see what happened, and Dropbox synced everything within seconds.
Yes! It’s 100% Intel code being emulated or transcribed. You can see which is which in your Activity Monitor.
I really want the new M1 pro, but I'd really like to keep Microsoft Game pass as that's where I do most of my gaming. I need local game installs, while browser streaming is amazing it's not the same .
It also was more performant running in a VM on last year's MacBook Air than running natively on Microsoft's flagship hardware.
In my experience: yes. Photoshop under Rosetta (before their Apple Silicon release) was faster on my M1 than it was on my old 2016 MBP, despite the emulation.
Yes, this is such a non-issue.
Issue is not the sync speed, but general use of resources.