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The irony, where Apple M series is an ARM core...
by re-thc 3y ago
The irony, where Apple M series is an ARM core...
- aidenn0 3y agoARM as in "Designed by ARM Ltd." not ARM as in "Uses the aarch64 ISA"
- MobiusHorizons 3y agoWhile Apple M runs Arm instructions, it is not any of the cores designed by Arm like the cortex A7 series or the X series. While those chips come in packages from other manufacturers (ie Mediatek, Qualcom, or even Google's tensor) the actual core design is from ARM, but is tweaked (usually things like cache sizes can be adjusted) and integrated with other supporting hardware by the manufacturer. Apple's cores are actually completely custom, with no input from ARM the company.
- menaerus 3y ago> While Apple M runs Arm instructions, it is not any of the cores designed by Arm like the cortex A7 series or the X series How can we be sure about this since Apple does not disclose any details about their chips? > Apple's cores are actually completely custom, with no input from ARM the company. Apple is one of the founders of ARM, with other two being Acorn Computers and VLSI Technology.