Virtualized Windows 11 test shows Apple’s M5 destroying Intel and AMD’s best in single-core benchmark — Chinese enthusiast pits Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Core i9 14900KS against Apple’s latest SoC

A Chinese enthusiast’s benchmark suggests Apple’s new M5 chip delivers record-breaking single-thread performance in CPU-Z, outperforming top AMD and Intel CPUs even while running Windows 11 in virtualization mode. But its multi-thread performance should be better.