You: "Why bang on about ST supremacy when unlocked 13xxx are highly inefficient?"
E-Cores are useful for AVX/AVX2 with 128-bit use cases and benchmarks.
Current E-Cores have three ports 128-bit AVX2 hardware with 256-bit AVX2 software compatibility. Unofficial "AVX-128" refers to AVX's 128-bit mode subset.
For market segments that prioritize power efficiency, refer to
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-s...te-much-lower-power-consumption.698349.0.html
Ryzen 9 7945HX beats Intel Core i9-13980HX despite much lower power consumption
Cinebench R23 Multi Score
Unlimited TDP
Core i9-13980HX = 33052
Ryzen 9 7945HX =
34521
100 Watts TDP
Core i9-13980HX = 26507
Ryzen 9 7945HX =
33487
55 Watts TDP
Core i9-13980HX = 19478
Ryzen 9 7945HX =
26191