Thanks for the detailed reply. My point was that CPU performance seemed to have stopped being the differentiating factor in computers a long time ago. That was

Thanks for the detailed reply. My point was that CPU performance seemed to have stopped being the differentiating factor in computers a long time ago. That was evident even in the 2000s. It was impossible to make a CPU that ran much faster than competitors, and most of the innovation appears to be in power consumption, which isn't very exciting. That's why gamers bragged about GPUs, because GPUs always made a massive difference. This also applies to AI today, GPUs make all the difference, CPUs are just a commodity. Intel become stuck in a commoditized business, while Nvidia was always bleeding edge.