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AMD should build an arm chip. There's only so much efficiency you can build into the ageing x86_64 architecture

• bob1029 4y ago
  The only reason ARM is competitive with x86 is due to heavy borrowing of its tricks (i.e. OOO execution). At the end of the day, Apple M2 and AMD Ryzen cores are not all that dissimilar.
  • awill 4y ago
    But Ryzen has to support a bunch of legacy instructions, and M2 does not. That’s a huge advantage
    • bob1029 4y ago
      I don't think it's a huge advantage. x86 instructions are not executed directly on fixed-function hardware anymore. Everything is microcode.