Apple M1 8-Core CPU Beats Intel Core i7-11700K

In PassMark single thread benchmark.

I think Intel should just CANCEL the 11th Gen Core processors … it’s a complete waste of time and money! Aging 14nm++++ technology, plus you’ll need a new 500-series motherboard pffft!

Taken from Notebookcheck … The Apple M1 8-core chip has finally managed to leapfrog the Intel Core i7-11700K in PassMark’s CPU Mark chart for single-thread performance in desktop processors. This leaves only the top-end Rocket Lake i9-11900K ahead of the Apple Silicon. While the i9-11900K has an MSRP of US$539, an M1 Mac mini with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage costs from US$699.

The M1 Apple Silicon has jumped into second place in the current PassMark CPU Mark chart for desktop chip single-thread performance, with a current score of 3,550 points. This is a few points ahead of the Intel Core i7-11700K (3,542 points), which Gamers Nexus brutally described as a “waste of sand”. While there’s no chance of the Apple M1 catching the chart champion i9-11900K on 3,741 points, it might certainly be another sign that it could be Alder Lake, and not Rocket Lake, that offers a complete reversal of fortune for Intel.

Source: Notebookcheck