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Of course no one is saying that Apple will chuck out the current Intel CPU in favor of slower although higher efficiency ARMs, as they are now. The point is that the ARM architecture has a pretty straightforward roadmap toward more speed. Notably…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 That is a good question! Even so I think his numbers are either bogus or misleading. It is well known that Intel hardware can execute more instructions per cycle. One has to remember ARM is fairly simple …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Snowdog65 This is an ignorant but often repeated opinion since the 1980s Risc/Cisc wars by people who understood little. If you actually research a bit on what has been said by actual CPU architects like Mitch Alsup…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmm Your post was interesting . Anyway reduced power consumption is felt most on the extreme ends. In data centers this can cut a huge amount of electrical costs and help with implementing high density solutions which …
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Quote: Originally Posted by al_bundy the cheapest laptops can be bought for $299. what's the point of buying ARM vs an older Intel CPU? once you add in all the other parts that go into a laptop the savings vanish A less powerhungry CPU means t…
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My first reaction to the news was; what are they going to sell?! Cardboard boxes for software that Apple has the better equivalent of for download at the Appstore, at a lower price, more conveniently? Crappy, overproduced keyboards and mice? Ot…