I don't care? "That's the point being glossed over by the majority of commenters and the point the original author is making - benchmarks are interesting, but n

I don't care? "That's the point being glossed over by the majority of commenters and the point the original author is making - benchmarks are interesting, but nothing beats real world experience and in real world experience there are a suite of factors contributing to the M1 and Apples SOC approach spanking the crap out of their competitors." I don't know what point would be proved by maxing out the cores other than confirming what seems to be pretty obvious - a hybrid approach has multiple benefits - not just in power efficiency but the user experience as well. It's not just one aspect of the design choices - but all of them in concert.