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Because energy is cheap, and optimizing for efficiency would be a waste of time/money (currently).
by AcerbicZero 8y ago
Because energy is cheap, and optimizing for efficiency would be a waste of time/money (currently).
- bunderbunder 8y agoEnergy is cheap if you're operating a desktop computer that's plugged into the wall. If you're operating off of a battery, which accounts for a huge amount of consumer computing (especially if phones count), then it starts to matter a lot. Which is why consumer devices tend to be so heavily optimized for efficiency. If you're operating a datacenter, it also quickly becomes a big part of your costs. Which hasn't necessarily been an immediately pressing concern for Intel, sure, but that may be why companies like Google have been toying with ditching Intel for ARM.