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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by astrange on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:10PM (#38135696)
Why are you arguing about PC performance with your friends? Don't you have something better to do?

The biggest advantage of ARM over x86 is security, efficiency is second. Performance is nice to have but is kind of coincidental (depending on workload) and I'd expect everyone else to catch up.

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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by flashback2199 on Friday November 03, 2023 @08:23PM (#38136766)
Are you lost? This is HN, I talk with people about computers a lot.
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by astrange on Saturday November 04, 2023 @06:26AM (#38139683)
Yeah but you probably shouldn't. In my experience enthusiasts/power users aren't actually any more accurate on this subject than, say, your grandma. They just know bigger words they can use in conversations.

So there's got to be something either more productive or more grass-touching to do.

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