In 2003, Apple released a 64-bit dual-core 1.8Ghz system: Power Mac G5.
In 2023, Apple released a 64-bit dual-core 1.8Ghz system: Apple Watch Series 9.
The Watch is faster and has more RAM.
The G5 was too hot to put in a laptop. It'd use up S9's battery in under 2 minutes.
@kornel @stroughtonsmith and 21 years before the G5, the ZX Spectrum came out with a 3.5 MHz Z80, an 8-color display and either 16 or 48 kilobytes of RAM. I'd say Moore's Law dramatically slowed (especially for single-core performance) around the time the G5 came out.
@kornel hold on, a watch should not be faster. It should be precise.
@kornel fantastic summarization. Well done!