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I guess if you take into account micros embedded in things like washing machines, kitchen appliances, smart home devices, cars, etc... the figure could get clos

• masklinn 8y ago
  Not to mention laptops and desktops are getting RISC-based co-processors these days (e.g. Apple's T2 is present in the current iMac Pro, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini and MBA). In fact now that I think about it, pretty much every SSD contains a controller SoC which is almost certainly RISC, so even in a standard laptop you get at most a 1:1 ratio of RISC:CISC. And modern GPUs (including IGP) would be RISC in a VLIW configuration, if each computation core is counted as a RISC chips the ratio quickly gets ridiculous.
  • pjc50 8y ago
    > even in a standard laptop you get at most a 1:1 ratio of RISC:CISC If you manage to find all the processors I bet it's more like 10:1. To a first approximation everything on the PCI and USB buses will have its own processor, even if it doesn't accept external firmware.