And then there is the CPU/GPU for the iMac. It will be interesting to see what Apple targets the TDP for the iMac and the Mac Pro.
Yeah that's really stupid. It makes the test pointless. Obviously the M1 is still impressive, but it's not an Apples to Apples comparison.
It was the intel MacBook Pro model that the M1 MacBook Pro model directly replaced so it seems relevant. And it was released 7 months ago.
Oh okay. That makes sense.
Probably not even worth trying to sell an Intel Mac right now. The value is going to drop so fast you might as well run them for the next couple years until the whole line is switched over to Apple silicon and Intel support is dropped.
If we're being honest, Apple really didn't update those models, just slightly improved them. The new models carry the 10th gen Intel processors, and those 8th-gen intel models were roughly the same models from 2018. It just seems dishonest of Apple to have claimed them to be new, just as it is dishonest of Macrumors to do the same.
And even though this obviously isn't a "scientific" test, it also seems far and away like a bigger jump in performance than what Intel has been doing from one gen to the next... Especially if we're looking at fan spool-up as an indicator.
I hope you realize the majority of people buying Macs don't know anything about Bootcamp.
What difference does it make? It's not like Intel's new processors each year are significantly faster (because they barely ever are) or more battery efficient (because they never are) or more efficient to a point they don't overheat computers (because efficiency is not Intel's middle name) so the latest Intel wouldn't make any difference. Sounds like in the back of your mind you were kinda hoping the M1 wasn't quite as great, but it really is. You can go right on YouTube and check out a 13" 2020 MBP with the 10th gen Intel processor against the M1 Air and you'll get your answer, but if you're expecting the 10th gen to be closer to the M1, then let's be real about it, it won't.
