2026-09-28T11:19:32.499219Z

Apple's A20 Pro shatters Geekbench 7 single-core record — 2nm chip beats desktop Intel Core i9 and AMD Ryzen 9 by up to 32%

www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apples-a20-pro-shatters-geekbench-7-single-core-record-2nm-chip-beats-desktop-intel-core-i9-and-amd-ryzen-9-by-up-to-32-percent

Tom's HardwareApple's A20 Pro shatters Geekbench 7 single-core record — 2nm chip beats desktop Intel Core i9 and AMD Ryzen 9 by up to 32%Eats Intel's entry Panther Lake CPUs for breakfast too.

2026-09-29T13:54:23.124722Z

87Six@87Six@lemmy.zip

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I hope everyone reading this realizes that score chart is misleading at best.

They failed to point out clearly in the posted image in OP that the scores are for burst compute. As in, if the chip sustained that workload for more than a few seconds it would fry itself.

Taken out of context, everything can be impressive. That title is really, really misleading.

2026-09-30T02:08:27.728774Z

REDACTED@REDACTED@infosec.pub

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They’re also comparing arm to x86. Both can do exceptionally well in specific category. I still remember how disappointed I was initially in M chips because of advertisement like “FASTEST CHIP THERE IS, BEATS ALL INTELS”, but then I try to play the only cross platform game I know (Minecraft) and it plays worse than on a decade+ older Intel CPU.

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2026-09-30T05:35:53.092752Z

87Six@87Six@lemmy.zip

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I had no idea. What makes that difference? On a quick read M chips don’t like OpenGL but I doubt that’s it.

2026-09-30T05:41:22.981576Z

REDACTED@REDACTED@infosec.pub

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Instructions something something. I’m not a chip expert, but last I heard ARM excels in media and efficiency, but lacks in gaming that does quite advanced operations.

2026-09-30T06:10:40.306916Z

ZILtoid1991@ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world

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From what I’ve heard, the GPU in the M-series chips are just scaled-up PowerVR derived GPU, with some of the greatest limitations being carried over.

Also the CPU is more optimized for parallel-processing, and many games are still seldom optimized for that.

2026-09-30T14:30:55.206368Z

muusemuuse@muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works

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The quick takeaway is ARM and x86 solvers eachothers problems and now are trying to catch up. ARM is much more power efficient than x86, and x86 handles powerful sustained workloads faster. So now Intel is trying to make x86 more efficient and Apple is trying to alike ARM more powerful.

It’s much easier to make efficient hardware powerful than it is to make powerful hardware efficient. So while both sides are improving, apples results are more dramatic and noticeable.