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Is ARM objectively better than x86?
by philippnagel 10y ago
Is ARM objectively better than x86?
- redial 10y agoIt is objectively cheaper.
- old-gregg 10y agoARM is better for <5W applications when performance is secondary to power consumption, but Intel is beating them at performance/watt ratio everywhere else.
- esturk 10y agoSo why not use both? Just like iPhones use a M9 processor for some dedicated computations, why can't MacBooks offload some less intensive computations to an energy efficient ARM processor. This in no way eats the x86 market but in fact grows the ARM market.
- redial 10y agoIf they bring TouchID to the Mac maybe that is what they'll do as it uses the secure enclave inside the A series processors.
- NEDM64 10y agoYou can't say that, because there aren't 45W and more ARM chips to compare with Intels...
- tremon 10y agoThe ARM ecosystem is objectively healthier than x86, due to competition from multiple vendors.