It's difficult to compare because honestly most reviewers just suck at making meaningful comparisons.
You can't compare a chip running at 3ghz with one running at 5ghz. It just doesn'tell you anything useful about the architecture, only what the company configuring the chip thought mattered.
Being "only" 30% faster but using twice the power at 5ghz, for example, is entirely expected. Chances are the M1 couldnt even run that fast, or it would end up using just as much power if it did.
You can't compare a chip running at 3ghz with one running at 5ghz. It just doesn'tell you anything useful about the architecture, only what the company configuring the chip thought mattered.
Being "only" 30% faster but using twice the power at 5ghz, for example, is entirely expected. Chances are the M1 couldnt even run that fast, or it would end up using just as much power if it did.