Yeah, better than the glaring, 10x better than i7 Intel Mac. Like that's even a valid point of reference.
> Results are compared to previous-generation 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, 16GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD.
However, attention to keeping Intel Macs performant has taken a dive. My 2019 16" MBP died last week so I fell back to my standby 2014 MBP and it's much more responsive. No login jank pause . But it also hasn't been eligible for OS updates for 2 or 3 years.
My new M3 MBP is "screaming fast" with Apple's latest patched OS.
My god, it's ridiculous. I really prefer Linux desktops. They've been snappy for the past 30 years, and don't typically get slow UI's after a year or two of updates.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/88195/i...
Core i7 14700K was released in Q4 2023. 8 P-core, 12 E-core, 28 threads. ~5.5GHz for Performance-core max frequency.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/236783/...
This is the same CPU tier, just a later generation.
Passmark scores:
6700K: 8,929
14700K: 53,263
Yeah, that's practically the same performance.
But hey, that newer i7 has way more cores. Let's pick something with a closer core count for a fairer comparison. Let's pick the Core i3-14100 with its 4C/8T with a turbo of 4.7GHz. Even then, its Passmark benchmark 15,050.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/236783/...
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/2565vs5719vs5831/Intel-...
I get it, an old CPU can still be useful. I'm still using an Ivy Bridge CPU for a server in my closet hosting various services for my home, but it is vastly slower than my Ryzen 7 3700x on my current gaming desktop and was even slower than the previous Ryzen 5 2600 I had before and sold to a friend.
The last Intel macbook pros were released 4 years ago. Their owners are starting to shop around for replacements. Their question will be "will the expense be worth it?"