At the time of the M1 launch, Apple's chips preformed more instructions per clock cycle than Intel or AMD chips. > What really defines Apple’s Firestorm CPU co

At the time of the M1 launch, Apple's chips preformed more instructions per clock cycle than Intel or AMD chips. > What really defines Apple’s Firestorm CPU core from other designs in the industry is just the sheer width of the microarchitecture. Featuring an 8-wide decode block, Apple’s Firestorm is by far the current widest commercialized design in the industry. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-deep-dive/2 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-de... They also ran the clocks slower for power efficiency.