I’m comparing Windows PC (i7-6700k, nvme) with MBA m1 and MBA is noticeable faster in just everything. Compilation time of JS and Java code is literally 2 times faster on MBA M1 than on desktop i7 CPU.
- noticeable faster in just everything
- literally 2 times faster [compiling code]
Neither of these statements is true when comparing against the latest generation, which is the relevant comparison.
The power thing is true, but irrelevant to GP's point and my objection to it.
I do my daily work - involving lots of JS compilation - on a i5-4690 running ubuntu server, it's faster than any of my colleagues' much newer MacBook Pros (no M1's yet though). Our Windows laptops are so far behind that it's just awful to watch (3-5 times slower).