5 ms·

At this point, the interfaces are larger than the compute unit.

• dragontamer 3y ago
  The thing that pisses me off at this level is how much power interfaces draw. The chip here probably draws 50mA. The WiFi draws 200mA, while wired Ethernet probably draws like 100mA. There are specifically low powered communications like Bluetooth, ZigBee, or the new SPE Ethernet standards. But they are niche and more expensive to work with. So you're pretty much paying for lower power (and lower performance) on a rather consistent basis.
  • nxobject 3y ago
    That's a good observation – it aligns with why we have vintage personal computers that have comparatively large battery lives on relatively low-powered power sources. The TRS-80 Model 100 had 20 hours of active use on 4 AAs, the eMate had up to 28 hours on 4 AAs as well. I imagine the difference is due to both limited displays, lack of networking beyond serial and POTS modems, etc.
• intrasight 3y ago
  That has always been true
• imtringued 3y ago
  I don't know about you but my mainboard is pretty big...