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Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro

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1080 points antipaul | 7 comments | 12 Nov 20 00:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.663s | source | bottom
1. wmf ◴[12 Nov 20 01:55 UTC] No.25065539[source]▶
Air vs. Tiger Lake 1165: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/4306696?baselin...

And the GPGPU: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/compute/compare/1800719?bas...

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2. WoodenChair ◴[12 Nov 20 01:58 UTC] No.25065556[source]▶
Is this arguably comparing a 28 watt part to a 10 watt part?
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3. ◴[12 Nov 20 02:02 UTC] No.25065572[source]▶
4. notfried ◴[12 Nov 20 02:05 UTC] No.25065594[source]▶
The Dell XPS with a i7-1165G7 processor has a base price $1,499. This includes a 512GB SSD so compares to the Macbook Air's $1,199 price with the same SSD. With that Macbook Air configuration, you also get a higher resolution screen.
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5. kllrnohj ◴[12 Nov 20 02:23 UTC] No.25065713[source]▶
We don't know the boosting behavior of the M1, so we have no idea how much power it's pulling during Geekbench's short burst.

Also the i7-1165G7 is a 12-28w part, configurable by the OEM. I'd assume the XPS 13 is running it at top spec, but that'd also need validation.

6. YetAnotherNick ◴[12 Nov 20 02:32 UTC] No.25065782[source]▶
The one you shared looked crazy overclocked or something(it says 4.7 ghz). Almost all other tests of 1165 is in the range of single core performance of 1500. This is more representative of the chip of the same laptop: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/compare/4648891?baselin...
7. knolan ◴[12 Nov 20 02:55 UTC] No.25065891[source]▶
Apple’s SSDs tend to be faster too, but also soldered in along with everything else.