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2021-04-21, 15:54

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Originally Posted by 709 View Post
I just wish there were some 'real life' comparisons when it comes to all this M1 chip stuff. What is a 7 or 8 core M1 CPU equal to vs Intel or AMD? Is 8/16GB RAM on chip way better than the removable 8/16 RAM of last year? And what in the hell is the GPU comparable to? I realize this is a different architecture all-on-one-chip better throughput and deeper trenches and higher whatever else... but still. Give me something I can wrap my head around more than a upward arching graph pointing to M1 CHIP = BEST CHIP.
I mean, it's really just "it depends". But you can, say, watch various YouTube video reviews pitting an M1 laptop against an Intel-based laptop.
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