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ARM's only advantage over x86 is power usage and licensing costs. In every other factor, x86 absolutely blows it away. Alot of the newer tech coming from intel
by DanBlake 15y ago
ARM's only advantage over x86 is power usage and licensing costs. In every other factor, x86 absolutely blows it away. Alot of the newer tech coming from intel is very, very sexy as well.
ARM has its place and is making great strides. But I for one wont be buying a ARM apple anytime soon.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoIntel's newer tech is all vaporware though.
- protomyth 15y agoCustomization and access to the actual bus are pretty big also.
- wladimir 15y agoAnother advantage of ARM is a simpler and more straightforward instruction set, unburdened by level after level of legacy. This makes both compilers and chips simpler, more efficient, easier to design and less bug-prone. There is nothing superior about x86, the Intel advantage is not because of the instruction set but because of Intel's design/production processes. If Intel produced ARM chips they'd blow everything away.