I just wonder why everyone is throwing out their multi-core scores on huge desktop computers and then saying the M1 isn’t all that impressive. Shouldn’t we be comparing this to the outgoing models? Seeing that the single core raw performance isn’t not only impressive, but indeed when we take the TDP/performance per watt into consideration, it is pretty much a paradigm shift game changing piece of hardware for the Mac.
Let’s keep some perspective. Apple has released its 1st gen, lowest powered and lowest performance Mac SoC that it will ever release, and has only replaced the lowest, entry level machines it sells with that SoC.
This SoC was not meant to slay the 65-85W Desktop behemoths. The fact that it is punching 2-3 tiers above its weight class anyway should tell the story about what we should expect to see when the mid-tier Macs get their turn in about 6 months time. (Hopefully!) An M1X variant of this SoC with another TB controller, double the P-cores, and 50% more GPU cores will be an extremely compelling piece of kit.
