PC World - USA (2021-03)

MARCH 2021 PCWorld 7

Intel benchmarks say Apple’s M

isn’t faster. Let’s check the claims

Intel just clapped back with a carefully crafted takedown of Apple’s Arm-based M1 chip.

Let’s review the claims, one by one. BY GORDON MAH UNG

A

fter months of silence about

Apple’s impressive M1 chip,

Intel just clapped back with a

carefully crafted takedown of

the Arm-based chip. Its perspective on the

M1 isn’t pretty.

Intel said its testing shows:

• An 11th gen Core i7-1185G7 can match
  or greatly exceed the M1’s performance in a
  MacBook Pro in both native and non-native
  applications.


• In battery life, it’s pretty much a wash.

IMAGE: APPLE/MICROSOFT

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