Shouldn't we be comparing AV1 to HEVC, not H.264? Seems like an unfair comparison. I would expect that AV1 is computationally (and quality-size-ratio) much more comparable to HEVC than to H.264.
If we're going to do AV1 vs. H.264, and complain that AV1 is much slower, we might as well compare XviD and H.264 and complain about the latter.
If we're going to do AV1 vs. H.264, and complain that AV1 is much slower, we might as well compare XviD and H.264 and complain about the latter.