> Even Intel and AMD I think outdo Apple ARM now on single core. Yeah they do currently. But, if the single-core performance jump we see between A15 and M2 (sa

> Even Intel and AMD I think outdo Apple ARM now on single core. Yeah they do currently. But, if the single-core performance jump we see between A15 and M2 (same architecture), about 25%, can be replicated between A17 and M3, we should expect Apple to retake the single-core performance lead, as M2 is only ~8-12% behind. Its not unreasonable to expect a perf jump like this, given its mostly just shoving more watts through the same core architecture, and Apple's tremendous efficiency lead gives them more headroom to do that than Intel's 14th gen over 13th. Its also a totally valid question whether M3 will be based on A17 or A16. I'm not sure if we have strong rumors to point one way or the other. We'll know more next week.