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You're still ignoring the cooling factor
by derision 6y ago
You're still ignoring the cooling factor
- zepto 6y agoEven if present, how much do you think that affects it, and how does it change the outcome? I’d say not much, and not at all. Even if cooling is a factor the outcome still has the same meaning. Apple silicon is way ahead, and emulation is excellent to the point of being a non-issue.
- nitrogen 6y agoCooling and power+thermal throttling are the limiting factor in many devices. A look at the overclocking tools for your platform will usually show what the limiting factor on clock speed is at a given moment, and it's usually either power or thermal in my experience. A devkit that can supply more watts of electricity and remove more watts of heat would definitely have an advantage. A most fair comparison would require using the same type of case, power, and cooling for both CPUs.
- zepto 6y agoSure but you are ignoring the disadvantage that the dev kit isn’t running native code.
- nitrogen 6y agoAnd unfortunately we can't quantify that disadvantage without controlling for all the other variables.
- zepto 6y agoSure we can’t produce a precise number yet. But we can clearly see the order of magnitude, and it is quite obviously impressive in both of the ways already stated. iPads are faster than Mac mini’s even with the same thermal differential. The thermal issue does nothing to dismiss this truth.
- alwillis 6y agoThat Apple silicon is way ahead isn’t new: https://twitter.com/elkmovie/status/1174003718188142592 https://twitter.com/elkmovie/status/1174003718188142592