> The benchmark is measuring the performance of Geekbench running in Rosetta, which is the emulation layer allowing x86_64 code to run under Apple’s ARM chip

According to Apple it's not an emulation layer at all, though.

They themselves call it "translation technology" [1] and the term "emulation" is nowhere to be found.

I'm not sure why tech outlets insist on calling it an emulation layer, was it called that in the WWDC presentation?

[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-t...