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riscv is just an instruction set. in a lot of ways its not as nice as AArch64 or x64. I don't see a strong impediment to having a world-class riscv processor,
by mattgrice 3y ago
riscv is just an instruction set. in a lot of ways its not as nice as AArch64 or x64.
I don't see a strong impediment to having a world-class riscv processor, but it hasn't happened yet and the only reason to pick riscv vs arm is that you're a bottom-feeder, don't want to pay arm licensing fees. People who will switch architectures to save a few cents aren't people who make or buy world-class cpus.
- hyperman1 3y agoI think you've just convinced me that RISC V is the way to go, long term. Historically, bottom feeders won in IT. unix was a bottom feeder againts the IBM os'es and VMS. x86 was a bottom feeder architecture against mainframes, server class hardware, and workstations. Linux was a bottom feeder against the real UNIXes like SunOS and HPUX. Bottom feeders get picked as cheapest option, then client demand of better features slowly pushes them upwards. Meanwhile the top concentrates on its most profitable customers, showing disdain for bottom feeders until they've grown out of control. The last 5 Tandem owners are probably still out there somewhere, showing all of us what real uptimes look like.