Cycle exact? Sure. But what are the odds you need that for some x86 software made in 2014. Otherwise, via translation techniques, getting 80% of native perform

Cycle exact? Sure. But what are the odds you need that for some x86 software made in 2014. Otherwise, via translation techniques, getting 80% of native performance isn't unheard of. Which would be very fast relative to any such Ivy Bridge server. Transitioning away from x86 definitely is feasible, as very successfully demonstrated by Apple.