Apple M2 to M5: Only ~50% Gains Over Three Years, Mostly From Clock Speed

Daniel Lemire's 8-part analysis of base Apple Silicon chips finds only 50% performance gains from M2 (2022) to M5 (2025), with a 30% clock speed increase as the main driver—a gradual rather than leapfrog improvement.

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