Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded

Post by TiredOfLife » Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC

throwa356262 wrote: post #91

nerdsniper wrote: post #6

M5 (iPad) AnTuTu: 3.5 million XRing O3 AnTuTu: 5.5 million --- M5 iPad Geekbench Single-Core: 3,556 M5 Max Geekbench Single-Core: 4,300 XRing O3 Geekbench Single-Core: 3,945 --- M5 iPad Geekbench Multi-Core: 15,285 M5 Max Geekbench Multi-Core: 29,200 XRing O3 Geekbench Multi-Core: 15,221

I dont think Geekbench is a good cross-platform benchmark, given what it measures

Post by zquzra » Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC

lenerdenator wrote: post #41

ryandrake wrote: post #26

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Also, who decides which entities are adversaries? I don't personally consider "China" my adversary. As an American who has to deal with US companies, many of them are far more antagonistic to me than a foreign country 10K km away. If "China" decides it doesn't like me, my life really isn't going to change much. If my electric company decides it doesn't like me, I'm in big trouble.

> I don't personally consider "China" my adversary They're not an adversary in the same way that a guy demanding your wallet at knifepoint is, or a company able to cut off your electricity is. China is an adversary in the sense that they're a totalitarian government, who, by the nature of that system, cannot brook any sort of opposition to their ideology, plans, or desires. All within the state, none without. That so…

Post by kstenerud » Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

PowerElectronix wrote: post #219

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This attitude, if followed without qualifications, is dangerously naive and shortsighted, as the last few years of geopolitical events have shown.

Yes, and no. Yes because you are vulnerable to supply chain disruption by illwilled countries. But illwilled countries that disrupt supply chains greatly incentivise others to diversify supply away from them. China could have the monopoly of rare earth production and refinery for all of eternity. But because of their reaction towards all the us allies when the us increased tariffs, I don't expect them to be relevant…

Post by smallmancontrov » Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

Grombobulous wrote: post #208

yoz-y wrote: post #111

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Yes and no. Having more competition in the space is excellent news. However I am sad that the world interdependence is eroding as most other countries seem to sit on their hands and happily outsource every bit of manufacturing to a single country.

I think Western people still call this situation “outsourcing” when in reality what is happening is that China is better at manufacturing than everyone else, and they’re starting to be better than everyone else at design and engineering, too. When we buy software from Silicon Valley or a nice Mercedes Benz from Germany we don’t use this same language “outsourcing.” Colloquially, outsourcing implies low quality or che…

Post by menaerus » Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

tverbeure wrote: post #156

booi wrote: post #123

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ARM is merely an IP portfolio licensing company. They don't really design or build anything. And everyone uses TSMC (who uses ASML). The primary design is still being done by Xiaomi, that's the most unique part of this build. Stop downplaying how big of an achievement this is.

And how did that IP portfolio come into existence? Did it suddenly materialize out of thin air or… did ARM engineers design it? I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt: in your mothertongue, the meaning of “design” is not as broad as in English?