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> This makes sense for laptops and smartphones, as it can save power and thus run longer when being powered by batteries. But (in my opinion) not for Desktop PC
by oarsinsync 5y ago
> This makes sense for laptops and smartphones, as it can save power and thus run longer when being powered by batteries. But (in my opinion) not for Desktop PC's where most people care more about computing performance than saving a few watts.
You're probably right about laptops and smartphones. I don't have a view on whether you're right about desktops, but I think it's probably not true for the big datacentre providers, who absolutely optimise for power and heat.
If the only niche that doesn't care about power is the desktop, and desktops are absolutely a niche when compared to the total market of smartphones, laptops and datacentres, I suspect power efficiency is coming to the desktop whether you want it or not, whether it's a positive or not, if only because of economies of scale as far as chip development and production goes.
- webmobdev 5y agoYes, I realise that datacenters do care about power consumption too, and that is why they find the idea of a ARM server cpus so attractive. My point ofcourse was directed at home users of Desktop PC - I don't like the idea of sacrificing performance to save a few watts, when the ARM cpus are already very efficient. (I mean, when you are rendering a 3d scene, or encoding a video, or compiling a code, no one I know is going to appreciate the longer times it takes to execute these tasks because not all cores are equal).