> But does it advantages in desktop or server machines? Yes - because some tasks are highly parallel and are better suited to running on lots of small cores, a

> But does it advantages in desktop or server machines? Yes - because some tasks are highly parallel and are better suited to running on lots of small cores, and some tasks are highly sequential and are better suited to running on a single bigger core. big.LITTLE is the compromise that suits both. See Amdahl's Law, Gustafson's Law, etc.