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Did anyone notice that apparently a M2 Macbook Pro is only 16x faster than a Pixel 5? Not sure that makes sense.
by fouc 3y ago
Did anyone notice that apparently a M2 Macbook Pro is only 16x faster than a Pixel 5? Not sure that makes sense.
- sharkjacobs 3y agoI’m not an expert in this but my “does that feel right wrong” sense isn’t going off Pixel 5 is 2-3 years old. CPUs aren’t doubling in speed every 2 years, but let’s very generously say we expect current designs to be 4x faster than 2-3 year old equivalent. Apple silicon is faster than other ARM chips, so if we imagine that’s another 2x we’re up to 8x Common wisdom is that “real computers” are faster than phones, but the difference between the A16 and M2 is less than 2x for multi core, and much much less for single core benchmarks. Rounding up, another 2x is 16x Maybe there are characteristics of the two devices which make this more surprising, I’d be interested to learn more.
- astrange 3y agoThe phone slows down as it heats up, and then slows down infinitely when the battery dies. (With some workloads and chargers, it's possible running on a phone would drain the battery faster than it can recharge even if you plugged it in.)