Can a 21.5-inch iMac beat the latest-and-greatest M1 model in performance? Kinda

Extra performance wrung out, but we wouldn't rush to eBay

The benchmarks don't lie. Apple Silicon is fast. The M1 processor outperforms Intel's competing i5 and i7 chips in virtually every metric you would care to mention, from CPU performance to graphics rendering. With that in mind, one may ask why anyone would want to buy an x86 Mac....