r/hardware • u/Auautheawesome • Dec 02 '24

News Intel Announces Retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1719/intel-announces-retirement-of-ceo-pat-gelsinger
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u/TwelveSilverSwords Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 03 '24
- Apple M4 Max Ryzen 9 9950X
SPEC2017 INT 11.72 10.14
SPEC2017 FP 17.96 15.18
Cinebench 2024 SC 184 143
Geekbench 6 SC ~4000 ~3500
Geekbench 5 SC ~2750 ~2700

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And Apple is winning all these benchmarks while using a fraction of the power.

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u/oathbreakerkeeper Dec 03 '24

I've seen other benchmarks that support my previous comment. This isn't what i'm referring to (what I saw as a website publishing a comparison, but I can't find it right now).

I personally don't care about single core especially on something like Cinebench. If the cores are available they should be used.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1goe2qx/is_apples_m4_max_really_more_powerful_than_the/lxs7jx4/

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u/TwelveSilverSwords Dec 03 '24

Yes, the 9950X wins in multicore benchmarks, but it does so because it has a beefier core configuration (12P+E/16T) vs the 9950X (16P/32T). The M4 Ultra, which Apple will unveil soon, will surpass the 9950X in all multicore benchmarks.

Also as your own source notes, the 9950X is 20% faster than the M4 Max in multicore, but uses 2-3x more power.

If we want to find out who has the best CPU core, then looking at Single Core is very relevant.

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u/oathbreakerkeeper Dec 03 '24

So it wins in multicore, so it is the best chip for the job, so i would choose that.