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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 | 3 comments | 12 Nov 20 00:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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zdw ◴[12 Nov 20 04:30 UTC] No.25066465[source]▶
AMD's Zen 3 (Ryzen 5xxx series) are beating the Apple M1 in single core score: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/singlecore

As another datapoint Ian (of Anandtech) estimated that the M1 would need to be clocked at 3.25Ghz to match Zen 3, and these systems are showing a 3.2Ghz clock: https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1326516048309460992

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gjsman-1000 ◴[12 Nov 20 04:31 UTC] No.25066469[source]▶
OK... but let's say it's 95% there, even. How much power does an M1 draw compared to a 5950X? It's not even funny. And the M1 is running at a lower clock.
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acomjean ◴[12 Nov 20 05:40 UTC] No.25066829[source]▶
It’s very impressive. It seems like the open computing platforms where you have control of your hardware/ os are in real trouble.

I use Mac at work, but Linux at home, if the hardware isn’t competitive....

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bawolff ◴[12 Nov 20 06:13 UTC] No.25066996[source]▶
If that was to pass, wouldn't linux just port itself to the new platform? After all linux supports powerpc and Motorola 68k.
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411111111111111 ◴[12 Nov 20 06:21 UTC] No.25067031[source]▶
They're locked down. You can install anything on it without apples permission.

Like secure boot, just without an off switch

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1. xenadu02 ◴[12 Nov 20 10:31 UTC] No.25068442[source]▶
Your comment is not accurate.
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2. 411111111111111 ◴[12 Nov 20 11:45 UTC] No.25068792[source]▶
I cannot speak with authority on the topic and based my statement on the statements of several YouTube tech news Channels. It's entirely possible that they're missinformed and it wouldn't be for the first time.

I however cannot find anything that says differently from apple or a source showing how non signed systems can be booted on this chip.

The only thing I could find was apples statement that your system is even more secure now because non signed code won't be run.

Do you have any resources I can read so we can clear up this misunderstanding?

Or are you referencing my auto-correct error which replaced cant with can? If that is the case... I'm sorry for that but it's too late to fix and my intent is (I think) quiet clear considering I said that they're both locked and this lock is without an off switch.

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3. xenadu02 ◴[17 Nov 20 05:45 UTC] No.25120645[source]▶
From recovery OS you can personalize any blob. The local SEP will sign it for you and iBoot will happily load and jump to it.

That blob may be a Darwin kernel or it may be something else.