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Yea, and the MacBook Air is 27.5% faster for single-core while the Snapdragon X Elite is only 18.7% faster for multi-core. It looks like the Qualcomm is also de
by mdasen 2y ago
Yea, and the MacBook Air is 27.5% faster for single-core while the Snapdragon X Elite is only 18.7% faster for multi-core. It looks like the Qualcomm is also designed for 15% higher TDP wattage so it could simply be that Qualcomm went for more heat (possibly for bragging rights in benchmarks).
These laptops might end up being great, but Apple's M-series laptops aren't just fast. They feel hugely different to use than any Intel based laptop I've had. I think that people also underestimate the importance of single-core performance. Most workloads simply aren't well designed for multi-core and single-core performance is one reason that the iPhone is so nice to use.
- donny2018 2y agoWell, I think nobody can argue that Apple's tech is still better, but this is the first time someone was able to offer some competition that doesn't look like a joke in comparison to Apple's M series.