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While I'm disappointed by how Intel is executing over past 4 years, it's still impressive how they manage to increase performance on their 14nm node.

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You're absolutely right. People already propagating Intel's death are too fast. They may do not the innovation we like, but it maybe will help them push their smaller nodes, too. And for many special cases and for a suckless Linux experience on new devices, Intel is still the best choice.

AMD beats Intel basically everywhere you need an x86-64 architecture. The latest CPUs beat Intel even on single core performance.

Intel is basically running a super legacy design and they are doing surprisingly well with it, but they are losing on all fronts at this time. What they have for them right now is momentum and enterprise deals.

That will hold up for a while yet, so it gives them time to get their act together.

Intel still beats AMD for idle (or lower load) power consumption (important on mobile).

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