> AMD has not beat Intel until the very latest release, so it makes sense to speak of them beating the market leader.

Well, neither did Apple - and yet all of the article is about their latest released M1 chip which hasn't even stood the test of time.

Meanwhile we know what Ryzens can do - and per-core performance per Watt is rather close still (IIRC 6W vs. 7-8 power draw at load?).