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Process node is a large part of it. Fab a Ryzen at 5nm and it will at least be in the ballpark, though X64 decode complexity makes it hard to completely close t
by api 6y ago
Process node is a large part of it. Fab a Ryzen at 5nm and it will at least be in the ballpark, though X64 decode complexity makes it hard to completely close the gap.
There is also nothing stopping someone else from matching or beating M1 performance with another ARM64 core or RISC-V. Both of those have simple easy to parallelize decoders. It will be done if there is demand. AMD, Marvell, Qualcomm, and Intel all have the expertise to do it. Probably TI too if they wanted to reenter the CPU market.
- klelatti 6y agoI think you have to look beyond 'technical' ability and factor in commercial incentives: like who would be buying these CPUs and how many? Zero chance of an AMD or Intel ARM core like this in the near future. Marvell have pulled out of the Arm server market IIRC. Qualcomm a possibility but they have underwhelmed in the past. Nvidia would be my favourite post the Arm acquisition but they probably have their eye on other markets.