> but Intel's 14nm is what Apple gets to compete against today, right now.
Intel's 10nm node is out, I'm typing this on one right now. It's competitive in single-core performance against what we've seen from the M1. Graphics and multi-core it gets beat though...
Or do you mean what Apple used to use? (edit: the following is incorrect) It's true Apple never used an Intel 10nm part.
EDIT: I was wrong! Apple has used an Intel 10nm part. Thanks for the correction!
I'm using a MacBook Pro with an Intel 10nm part in it. The 4 port 13" MBP still comes with one. I think the MacBook Air might have had a 10nm part before it went ARM, too.
There are still no 10nm parts for the desktop or the high-end/high-TDP laptops anyway afaik.
Tiger Lake is objectively the fastest thing in any laptop you can buy, regardless of whether its TDP is as high as others. You're right about the lack of desktop parts, though.
I'm typing this on a Tiger Lake, too, and it is very fast and draws modest power. But, are they making any money on it? If they lose Apple as a laptop customer how much does that hurt their business.
There was a lot of discussion on a related, recent post about Apple buying many of Intel’s most desirable chips. Will be interesting to see whether the loss of a high-end customer translates into more woes for Intel.
Intel's 10nm node is out, I'm typing this on one right now. It's competitive in single-core performance against what we've seen from the M1. Graphics and multi-core it gets beat though...
Or do you mean what Apple used to use? (edit: the following is incorrect) It's true Apple never used an Intel 10nm part.
EDIT: I was wrong! Apple has used an Intel 10nm part. Thanks for the correction!