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That is definitely true, but you can't reach any conclusion on the cost of the x86 baggage by comparing different process nodes. It has way too much influence o
by yxhuvud 4y ago
That is definitely true, but you can't reach any conclusion on the cost of the x86 baggage by comparing different process nodes. It has way too much influence on the end result to be ignored.
In a few months we will have both AMD and Apple on the same size, so we will finally get some idea of how the baggage compare then. It won't be a long situation, Apple will relatively soon after release a new on a smaller size again.
- hajile 4y agoA13 and Zen 2 were both made in TSMC N7 fabs, but the performance per watt differences were still enormous.
- philistine 4y agoYou have had the same fab processes for years on phone chips and Apple was winning every year. The fact the chip is in the chassis of a computer does not suddenly change the game in favour of AMD.