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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by aurareturn on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @06:22AM (#45024590) 

  It seems if you want optimal performance and power efficiency, you need to own both hardware and software.
Does Apple optimize the OS for its chips and vice versa? Yes. However, Apple Silicon hardware is just that good and that far ahead of x86.

Here's an M4 Max running macOS running Parallels running Windows when compared to the fastest AMD laptop chip: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/compare/13494385?baseli...

M4 Max is still faster even with 14 out of 16 possible cores being used. You can't chalk that up to optimizations anymore because Windows has no Apple Silicon optimizations.

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by lenkite on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:33AM (#45027111)
Not really sure whether it makes a difference, but the Parallel VM is running Windows Pro, while the Windows OS on ASUS Gaming Laptop is running Windows Home.
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by sabdaramadhan on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:20AM (#45048671)
Isn't most gaming laptops had Home Singe Language built in? (never had a gaming laptop before)
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M series? by lenkite on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:23AM (#45049419)
I believe this depends on the OEM.
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