Arm Laptop Chips Overtake x86 Single‑Core

Early Cinebench numbers show Apple’s A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo scoring higher in a long single‑core test than every x86 CPU in the outlet’s database, while drawing only ~3.5–4 W. That suggests Apple’s mobile SoC design now rivals or surpasses desktop/laptop x86 single‑thread performance at dramatically lower power. — If ARM laptop chips regularly beat x86 in single‑thread performance with far lower power draw, it alters PC competition, procurement choices, software optimization priorities, and the economics of mobile vs desktop computing.