Raw performance isn’t what makes the waiting game worthwhile this time around.

Wait long enough, and a newer, faster CPU always comes along. That’s fact. And the alleged benchmark leaks for Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake processors only seem to back that truism.

But when it comes to Intel’s new hybrid processors, which marry “big” performance cores with smaller “efficiency” cores, you should be waiting for more information than just how much of a raw performance boost you get. More factors come into play with Alder Lake’s arrival. 
…
Read more