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Re:Intel Fires Back at Apple's M1 Processors with Benchmarks by ncann on Friday February 05, 2021 @11:03PM (#26044032)
> Intel claims that the M1 in the MacBook Pro it tested failed eight out of 25 tests it uses, including "Switch to Calendar'' in Outlook, "start video conference" in Zoom, and "Select picture Menu" in PowerPoint.

Honestly, what's the point of these office related benchmarks other than marketing nonsense? When has these tasks ever matter performance wise?

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Re:Intel Fires Back at Apple's M1 Processors with Benchmarks by duskwuff on Friday February 05, 2021 @11:21PM (#26044104)
That part just sounds like Intel is admitting that their test suite is broken. I'm not sure why they'd mention that in their marketing pitch.
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Re:Intel Fires Back at Apple's M1 Processors with Benchmarks by Bud on Saturday February 06, 2021 @12:14AM (#26044310)
This comical bullshit reminds me of the intentionally-hilarious stuff in Nigerian spam emails, which is designed to be so obviously bogus that it filters out all but the stupidest and most credulous targets.
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