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Intel uses its fabs internally and does not allow other companies to use its process, unlike Samsung. Again, an ARM SoC running in a power-constrained phone is
by Cyph0n 10y ago
Intel uses its fabs internally and does not allow other companies to use its process, unlike Samsung.
Again, an ARM SoC running in a power-constrained phone is nothing compared to a desktop-grade processor when it comes to complexity. I think you're underestimating what's on a modern Intel chip.
- astrodust 10y agoThis "complexity hole" is a problem they've encountered before with the Pentium 4 line of chips. They ended up being too complicated and too costly to produce, so they had to scrap it and go back to the Pentium III design and iterate from there. I wonder if they'll ever have to back-track even further and use an ARM core but add on an x86-64 mode via microcode.