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Is Apple competent enough to build an equally powerful CPU? Or is it a no-brainer for the kind of money they got?
by iliaznk 9y ago
Is Apple competent enough to build an equally powerful CPU? Or is it a no-brainer for the kind of money they got?
- dwighttk 9y agoApple's Cash (77B) is about 1/3 of Intel's Market Cap (224B), maybe they could just buy Intel.
- partiallypro 9y agoGood luck getting that by antitrust laws.
- bproven 9y agoBuying AMD is an option if they really need x86... either short term or long term.
- neolefty 9y agoUnfortunately AMD's licensing deals with Intel terminate if AMD is purchased.
- TheCoreh 9y agoThey are absurdly competent with CPU design. The A series chips are already matching or even surpassing the performance of lower tier Intel chips. Keep in mind these chips were first introduced IIRC in 2011 with the iPhone 4S, are designed to be passively cooled (no fans) and are limited by the battery constraints of iPhones and iPads. They could conceivably 'scale them up' for laptops and desktops and get a significant performance boost.
- imtringued 9y agoKeep in mind that the Geekbench benchmark measures the unthrottled performance. Whether the phone is passively cooled or has a 200 TDP Fan strapped to it doesn't matter.