[zamalek]

> There's no way AMD is going to make up that much ground

What facts do you base this assertion on? Do you have insider access to the benchmark results? Maybe wait for the benchmark results before coming to Apple's rescue. Remember that it wasn't so long ago that AMD schooled Intel so hard that their CEO fell off.

[rowanG077]

Benchmarks of the 7840U are out. You can see for yourself it doesn't beat the M2.

[zamalek]

I can't seem to find them, all I can't find are references to AMDs promise. Could you provide your source?

[rowanG077]

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-amd_ryzen_7_7840u

[zamalek]

The AMD comes ahead in all benchmarks available on that site: https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-amd_ryzen_7_7840u-.... I'm not sure where it would fit in terms of perf-per-joule, but there seems to be a very limited amount of benchmarks available (e.g. there seems to be no benchmark for Blender for the AMD, which would be one of the more telling results). The jury is still out for this.