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New iPad Pro Has Comparable Performance To 2018 15" MacBook Pro in Benchmarks (macrumors.com)
A series of benchmark results have shown up on Geekbench for the new iPad Pro, and its new eight-core A12X Bionic chip is truly a powerhouse. From a report: The new iPad Pro achieved single-core and multi-core scores of 5,025 and 18,106 respectively based on an average of two benchmark results, making it by far the fastest iPad ever and comparable even to the performance of the latest 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Intel's six-core Core i7 chips. We've put together a chart that compares Geekbench scores of the new iPad Pro and various other iPad, Mac, and iPhone models.
That the new iPad Pro rivals the performance of the latest 15-inch MacBook Pro with a 2.6GHz six-core Core i7 processor is impressive, but even more so when you consider that the tablet starts at $799. The aforementioned MacBook Pro configuration is priced at $2,799, although with 512GB of storage. Even the new 11-inch iPad Pro with 512GB of storage is only $1,149, less than half that of the Core i7-equipped MacBook Pro.
That the new iPad Pro rivals the performance of the latest 15-inch MacBook Pro with a 2.6GHz six-core Core i7 processor is impressive, but even more so when you consider that the tablet starts at $799. The aforementioned MacBook Pro configuration is priced at $2,799, although with 512GB of storage. Even the new 11-inch iPad Pro with 512GB of storage is only $1,149, less than half that of the Core i7-equipped MacBook Pro.
I am betting that the benchmarks chosen were very selective and probably software bound. Not a lot of detail here.
Macs are not for average people. They are for people whose time is valuable and thus who want computers that they don't have to screw around with. These people also are not concerned about repairing or putting win-modems or sound-blaster cards in their computers and having to screw around with choosing non-conflicting interrupts. Yes, I know those interrupt nighmare days are long past and windows isn't a joke anymore. But I'm just making the point there's always been a market for people who want their computer to be a reliable appliance not an experiment in itself. Macs are not overpriced for what they deliver. You just may not want one yourself.
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TSMC already has at least a one-year lead over Intel. Intel's 10nm fab (comparable to TSMC's 7nm fab) won't ramp up until late 2019.
And if Apple abandons Intel for ARM / TSMC, how long will it take for other companies to do the same?
Depends on who can supply them. Apple isn't going to sell its ARM chips to competitors; and until someone makes an ARM chip that is as powerful as an x86 and can run x86 emulation well so existing programs can run out of the box, there will be little reason to dump Intel.
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I looked on http://browser.geekbench.com/p... and it says "Geekbench 4 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 4000 (which is the score of an Intel Core i7-6600U). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance."
I scrolled down to 4000 and couldn't find the 6600U.
If you scroll down further you can see Intel Core i7-6600U 2.6 GHz (2 cores) 3438
They're also saying, for example, a 16 core Threadripper 1950X is slower at multi-core than a 10 core Intel 6950X. Everyone else puts the 1950X at ~50% faster - it has more cache, more cores, more mhz, consumes more power and is a year newer.
If that's how they compare two x86's I'd hate to see how bad ARM vs x86 is in their tests.
They'd have you believe an iPhone XS is about a fast at single core tasks as a Mac Pro boosting to 4.something GHz
I just hope that if they have "convergence" between the iPad Pro and Macbook, it keeps the relative openness of the Macbook. I can't use a computer that requires I get all of my apps from their app store. I can't use a computer that refuses to give me access to the terminal.
I'm a bit annoyed right now with Apple, the way recent versions of MacOS keeps making scripting, automation, and administration more difficult. They're increasingly blocking access to the OS itself, requiring manual user intervention to grant access to various functions of the OS.
Apple should believe its own bought and paid for hype comparing different processor generations on limited benchmarks, published on highly reputable site "Macrumors". Apple should transition all its high end laptops and PCs to ARM, I'm hoping for it. Can't wait to see the sadfaces.
BTW, with no fan? Seems legit.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
So brave. Much distortion field.
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