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It’s not the ISA that matters. But the execution of the project. Apple just showed it can make fast ARM. Is M1 faster than the latest zen?
by bitcoinmoney 6y ago
It’s not the ISA that matters. But the execution of the project. Apple just showed it can make fast ARM. Is M1 faster than the latest zen?
- sudosysgen 6y agoNo, it isn't. It's toe-to-toe on single core performance, sometimes faster, but slower in multicore.
- socialdemocrat 6y agoYeah but zen3 only pulls off matching M1 Firestorm by using 60% higher clock frequency and thus running a lot hotter. At same clock frequency t he Zen3 would have been destroyed by the M1
- deeringc 6y agoYes, but Apple also used their financial muscle to secure all of the 5nm capacity from TSMC. We're not comparing apples with apples here.
- ksec 6y ago>Apple also used their financial muscle to secure all of the 5nm capacity from TSMC It would be more accurate to describe Apple was the only customer willing to pay and has enough volume.
- 29083011397778 6y agoIf you mean AMD couldn't match what Apple was willing to pay when you say "Apple was the only customer willing to pay", then absolutely. Otherwise, when push comes to shove in a bidding war with Apple, I don't think AMD really has a chance.
- starfallg 6y agoThat's grossly mis-characterising the relationship between clock speed, performance and power consumption/heat dissipation in chip design.
- sudosysgen 6y agoAnd yet at the same power in multicore tasks Zen 2 outperforms the M1.