It really isn't competitive. First of all, when you downclock anything, you're going to gain efficiency. If Apple downclocks M1, it can get even more efficient

It really isn't competitive. First of all, when you downclock anything, you're going to gain efficiency. If Apple downclocks M1, it can get even more efficient. Second, most of these tests use Cinebench, which is highly optimized for x86, not ARM instructions. Geekbench should be used instead. Third, the M1 is a SoC. Everything is on it. Everything is efficiently connected directly inside the chip.