We don’t know how tests, like Geekbench, which many Apple users point to when comparing x86 to Ax ARM, scale across platforms (mobile vs desktop), so using numbers like that is meaningless. Apple is often putting really low end chips, for the given price point, so I don’t doubt that the Ax chips are faster than the dual or quad core i3 or i5 in entry level Macs. Until we see apples to apples comparisons, no pun intended, of apps running on the same OS there is no way to be sure which really is faster. I highly doubt the Ax is bettering 4+GHz 95-105w desktop x86 chips, even if for a few seconds. Bettering the 25-45W parts, very well could be.
Last edited by PB PM : 2020-06-10 at 19:19.
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