AMD's Z2 Extreme flies past Intel's Lunar Lake in new gaming benchmarks — MSI Claw 8 running at 17W favors the Z2E by roughly 8.5%, lead drops to 6% at 30W
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) from Latest from Tom's Hardware on (#6Z34P)
AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme beats Intel's Lunar Lake in MSI's Claw A8 vs Claw 8 AI+ showdown. At 17W, AMD leads by 7-8% with stronger 1% lows and smoother gameplay, while still holding a 5-6% edge at 30W. Both cost around $900-$1000, but AMD offers better GPU scaling and a higher 35W TDP ceiling.