I think this issue has been overblown. The x86 ISA isn't necessarily more power hungry per 'computational unit' than the ARM ISA (except for some lower-end case

I think this issue has been overblown. The x86 ISA isn't necessarily more power hungry per 'computational unit' than the ARM ISA (except for some lower-end cases): https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188396-the-final-isa-showdown-is-arm-x86-or-mips-intrinsically-more-power-efficient https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188396-the-final-isa-sho... In particular: https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/AverageEnergy.png https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Avera...