Andrei F (andrei.delete@this.anandtech.com) on September 18, 2020 3:39 am wrote:
> Michael S (already5chosen.delete@this.yahoo.com) on September 18, 2020 2:58 am wrote:
> > anon (anon.delete@this.anon.com) on September 17, 2020 7:10 pm wrote:
> > > AnandTech's (SPEC ST performance) review is here: anandtech.com/show/16084/intel-tiger-lake-review-deep-dive-core-11th-gen/8
> > >
> > > All of TigerLake's extra performance over IceLake is due to higher clocks. And it significantly
> > > outperforms the Zen 2 based AMD Renoir chip (Ryzen 7 4800U). However not all is good: TigerLake
> > > experiences a noticeable IPC regression compared to IceLake. The memory subsystem is unable
> > > to keep up with the higher clocks, and the reworked cache is not enough.
> > >
> > > And it just barely beats Apple's A13 despite using significantly more power.
> > > Makes you think the A14 based Mac coming later this year will blow past Intel's
> > > best CPU microarchitecture in single threaded integer performance.
> > >
> > > https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16084/111168.png
> >
> > The picture reminds me of 1951's Arthur C. Clarke classic short story "Superiority".
> >

The ultimate cause of our failure was a simple one: despite all statements to the contrary, it was not
> > due to lack of bravery on the part of our men, or to any fault of the Fleet's. We were defeated by one
> > thing only - by the inferior science of our enemies. I repeat - by the inferior science of our
> > enemies.

> >
> > I mean, minimally tweaked 5 y.o. uArch manufactured on maximally
> > tweaked 6 y.o. process reigns on top of the chart.
>
> The difference that you can't see in that chart between the top 3 positions is that
> it's 40W vs 21W vs 4W. The apparent superiority will come crumbling down soon enough.

I suggest to read the story.
The tech of the party that won the war had even bigger disadvantages relatively to to tech of those losing.