This is a silly take, primarily because it's centered on a single benchmark, Lightroom image import.
Image import is generally I/O bound, so not a good fit for CPU comparisons.
The GPU issue is relevant, we'll see how the M2 does there. Will Apple need a discrete GPU to compete?
All that said, the M1 is most impressive in terms of performance/Watt. We'll see how the M2 holds up against Threadripper/Epyc once the Mac Pro refresh is done and it's benchmarked with many CPU/GPU bound pro workloads.
The M2 should be nice for Macbook Pros though. Looking forward to it!
Image import is generally I/O bound, so not a good fit for CPU comparisons.
The GPU issue is relevant, we'll see how the M2 does there. Will Apple need a discrete GPU to compete?
All that said, the M1 is most impressive in terms of performance/Watt. We'll see how the M2 holds up against Threadripper/Epyc once the Mac Pro refresh is done and it's benchmarked with many CPU/GPU bound pro workloads.
The M2 should be nice for Macbook Pros though. Looking forward to it!