QuoteFor starters, the M1 Pro chip is still powerful as our testing puts the SoC on the same level as the Core i7-1270P in multi-core and Ryzen 7 6800H in single-core performance.
your testing uses outdated tests and is misleading. you could just say this cheap 2.5 year old macbook is around "top ai super cpu" core ultra 7 165H performance-wise in geekbench 6.2 and cinebench 2024. also its npu cores are faster.
The 2021 MacBook Pro 14 with the Apple M1 Pro chip (14-core GPU), 32 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage is on sale for only $1,454.99 on Woot. The laptop which is in "New; Open Box" condition should make for a good deal considering the performance, display, and battery life on offer.