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  • A11 Bionic processor in iPhone 8, iPhone X contains first Apple-designed GPU, new secure e...

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    hodar said:
    I have been hearing that same line "It appears that silicon is reaching limits, imposed by the laws of physics." since the mid-1990's. Yet, mysteriously year after year; we see performance improvements in the 30-50% range. Those improvements do not sound anything like hitting a limit, improvements in the 2-5% range sound like you are banging against a limit.
    Not in IPC for CPUs.

    Intel, for example, saw a ~40% increase in performance with Kaby Lake Refresh with about 25% coming just from adding 2 more cores while being able to operate in the same 15W package. The process remained the same and, for the most part, so did the architecture.

    intel-8th-generation-kaby-lake-refresh_9

    Source: wccftech

    Apple hasn't seen 30%~50% increases in IPC, for the most part, they've just added more cores and moved to a smaller process.

    SoliAvieshek

  • Apple's A11 Bionic matches single-core 13" MacBook Pro performance in alleged benchmark

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    Geekbench 4:

    iPad Pro 12.9 (A9X) - Source
    • Single-Core: 3206
    • Multi-Core:  5411

    MacBook (Core m3-6Y30) -  Source
    • Single-Core: 2768
    • Multi-Core: 5343
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    Anandtech iPad Pro review using Spec2006 - Source
    Ultimately I think it’s reasonable to say that Intel’s Core M processors hold a CPU performance edge over iPad Pro and the A9X SoC. Against Intel’s slowest chips A9X is competitive, but as it stands A9X can’t keep up with the faster chips. However by the same metric there’s no question that Apple is closing the gap; A9X can compete with both Broadwell and Skylake Core M processors, and that’s something Apple couldn’t claim even a generation ago. That it’s only against the likes of Core m3 means that Apple still has a way to go, particularly as A9X still loses by more than it wins, but it’s significant progress in a short period of time. And I’ll wager that it’s closer than Intel would like to be, especially if Apple puts A9X into a cheaper iPad Air in the future.
    So despite having a higher Geekbench score, the 6Y30 was determined to have greater performance. So I'm hesitant on Geekbench claims, but it still shows that Apple has been making considerable amounts of progress in trying to catch up to Intel's Y/U processors. Curious to see what the A11X looks like, mind you, Cannon Lake (10 nm) will be out by then, so we'll have to see if Intel can keep pushing forward. 
    doozydozen

  • Alleged iPhone X benchmarks pop up, blows away the Samsung Galaxy S8 in every regard

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    lkrupp said:
    EngDev said:
    Repost (posted about this 20 minutes ago):

    Looks good, although, only a ~15% increase in single core performance is a bit disappointing.

    From my understanding Geekbench isn't the best to compare x86 and ARM, so don't go throwing out your Macbooks just yet. There's a reason websites like Anandtech don't use Geekbench.
    Well, for a certain groupthink, anything Apple does is disappointing. Thanks for the negative point of view.
    You're welcome! I'm glad I could be the dark cloud in the sky on your sunny day. /s
    fastasleep

  • Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 gets positive reviews, comparisons with iPhone 7 Plus 'Portrait' m...

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    macseeker said:
    Seems like the iPhone 7+ picture is sharper.


    Source: Macworld
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  • Google tries to fight wide ARKit compatibility with its own augmented reality initiative A...

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    tmay said:
    EngDev said:
    Great news for AR fans, this will definitely help with mainstream adoption.

    It should still be noted that neither ARKit or ARCore are nearly as powerful as Tango. The dedicated hardware of Tango is a double edged sword, it allows for a much better AR experience, but it also hinders adoption.

    Upcoming mainstream technologies, such as Qualcomm's next-gen Spectra ISP camera module, will allow for depth sensing, and ultimately a better AR experience. 


    Next generation. Dedicated hardware.

    Those are caveats to the why of these companies now playing catchup to Apple.
    Next generation, as in, mainstream Snapdragon processors in 2018.

    Apple doesn't have this, not sure how anyone would be playing catchup.
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