Maybe author is writing this from an Intel Mac!

Quite possible. He did say his “powerful” MacBook Pro CPU is faster than his iPhone.

I’m pretty sure even an iPhone 11 chip is more powerful than a 2019 MacBook Pro CPU in ST. An iPhone 15 is more powerful than the fastest 2019 MacBook Pro Intel CPU in MT.

I suppose he can be using a 2019 MacBook Pro or older and an iPhone 14 or older and compares only MT speeds.

Powerfulness is measured in watts, it's why I keep my almost 400W 980ti around. :)