I think the parent post is too strong, but numbers are by no means the only way of showing a bias. Whilst i believe he tries to be objective, Anand may hold a

I think the parent post is too strong, but numbers are by no means the only way of showing a bias. Whilst i believe he tries to be objective, Anand may hold a slight bias towards intel. Take the discussion of the future; he talks of the advancements of the core architecture, comparing a yet-unseen 8W TDP[1] haswell, then talking confidently of halving that at 14nm. This is in no means a certainty; i think it is fair to say this would be a best-case scenario where intel focused fully on reducing power, as well as having a very successful 14nm node. On top of this, there is no mention of price in this equation; i can't see a 'core' CPU in a nexus tablet (too expensive for the cost) or an ipad (too expensive for apple's margins) if intel want to keep their margins. I should reiterate that everyone has a bias, and if Anand's is slightly pro-intel, then it is surely propagated by the high level of access intel seem to give him (take for example the 'x86 power myth busted' article; where the atom was compared to the intel cherry-picked (outdated) tegra3), and the fact that we have a very capable intel today. As said i believe he attempts to be objective still, so i still think his journalism is some of if not the best in this area. 1. keep in mind TDP is not peak power (which is where the A15 would be close to 4W), but the sustained heat output that should be dissipated in whatever enclosure, for which there is no standard. This would put the A15 in the 1-2W range.