My issue with "we had more the past couple generations so I expected more this time as well" is that growth isn't infinite. At some point, it will slow down inevitably, even with new techs and all. So to me, expecting big growths every single generation is setting yourself up for disappointment. It's also why, unrelated to the current discussion, I don't take leaks as gospel, either. At the end of the day, all that matters are the results, not what people claimed beforehand. So even here we have to wait and see before we can make the final verdict. Ryzen 7000 might end up better than presented, it might not. We have to see.
That said, I feel that both companies are back on track with their CPUs now and it will be very interesting to see where things develop. I honestly like the Intel architecture a lot and hope they keep their promise on higher efficiency they want to introduce with their 14th gen if memory serves right. Also interesting to see that Ryzen approaches Intel-levels of clock speeds and power draw again. Definitely good to have options and competition. Sadly, this is a very hard field to enter, though. Tachyum seems to have some interesting designs, but seeing how they all exist on paper only so far I don't expect anything from them anytime soon.