I personally find the value prop of my 2020 and 2021 model laptops, and my 2022 model desktop, to be rather good.
2020: Razer Book 13: 4 core, 8 threads, AVX-512, Thunderbolt 4. Weird gaming company, yes, but also competent thermal design and the machine works perfectly. This CPU when cooled properly is going to be at least 200% faster than that old Sandy Bridge CPU in the article, and that CPU has a much higher TDP so cooling an 11th gen properly is a piece of cake comparatively.
2021: MacBook Pro 14, M1 Pro CPU. The CPU that scared the pants off Intel. Say no more.
2022: 12th gen Intel Core. The empire strikes back. More than doubles the single-threaded performance of 11th gen Core in many cases.
And these machines are cheaper than ever. Competition works.
2020: Razer Book 13: 4 core, 8 threads, AVX-512, Thunderbolt 4. Weird gaming company, yes, but also competent thermal design and the machine works perfectly. This CPU when cooled properly is going to be at least 200% faster than that old Sandy Bridge CPU in the article, and that CPU has a much higher TDP so cooling an 11th gen properly is a piece of cake comparatively.
2021: MacBook Pro 14, M1 Pro CPU. The CPU that scared the pants off Intel. Say no more.
2022: 12th gen Intel Core. The empire strikes back. More than doubles the single-threaded performance of 11th gen Core in many cases.
And these machines are cheaper than ever. Competition works.