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Suppose Apple created a larger M-series cpu that had the same power draw (320 W) and operating temperature (100 C). How well would it perform against this?
by throwaway4good 3y ago
Suppose Apple created a larger M-series cpu that had the same power draw (320 W) and operating temperature (100 C). How well would it perform against this?
- nicolaslem 3y agoFor single core, it wouldn't perform as well as you think because performance per watt is not linear. It would push this hypothetical CPU well into the zone of diminishing returns. For multi core you can just look at AMD Epyc CPUs which achieve great performance by using many (up to 128) relatively low power cores. An all core load pulls around 400W of power.
- fransje26 3y ago> and operating temperature (100 C) Like the new MacBook Air, you mean?
- fnands 3y agoZing!
- throwaway4good 3y agoHaha. It would have active cooling and sit in a pretty silver pizza box in a dark dungeon. But why is this such a silly idea? A rebirth of the Apple x-server. They make excellent performance cores, they have half of TSMC dedicated to them, and developers love them.