MAY 2021 • TECH ADVISOR 13
A
ftermonthsofsilenceabout
Apple’simpressiveM1chip,
Inteljustclappedbackwitha
carefullycraftedtakedownoftheArm-
basedchip.It isn’tpretty.(Youcanread
ourreviewofthe13inMacBookPro
(M1)on page 26.)
Inteljustclappedbackwitha carefullycraftedtakedownofApple’s
Arm-based M1 chip. GORDON MAH UNG reports
Intel benchmarks say
Apple’s M1 isn’t faster.
Let’s check the claims
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
nativeandnon-nativeapplications.
- The M1 just won’t run a lot of software.
