I did not say "Intel is so good". I said "x86 peak single-thread performance is just a hair better than Apple M-series peak".
Pretty much everything else about the M-series parts is better. In particular, Apple's uncore is amazing (partly because it's a lot newer design) and you really notice that in terms of power management.
Pretty much everything else about the M-series parts is better. In particular, Apple's uncore is amazing (partly because it's a lot newer design) and you really notice that in terms of power management.