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I don’t think people understand what a big leap this going to be for their CPU cores.

• brokenmachine 3y ago
  Why's that? Will they run Windows? Linux?
  • wmf 3y ago
    Yes, the 8cx Gen 4 will be used in laptops running Windows and (unofficially) Linux.
  • TradingPlaces 3y ago
    Nuvia was a company founded by Gerard Williams in 2020 to build an ARM data center chip with a very high performance/watt profile. He was previously at Apple running the chip unit in some of the crucial years for Apple Silicon. Qualcomm bought Nuvia in 2021, and Williams is VP Engineering now. They are going to present the first Snapdragons with the Nuvia cores in October, probably in the wild at CES. Smartphone, watch, PC, IOT, etc. Data center after that. I expect it will bring Qualcomm much closer to Apple on the CPU part of the SoC. So yes, Windows PCs that can get closer to MacBooks in battery life and CPU performance. Linux at your own risk probably, because they have had a deal with Microsoft on this for a while.
    • TradingPlaces 3y ago
      And also, I should mention, ARM is suing over this, and wants Qualcomm to destroy all that IP or negotiate a new licensing agreement.