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> CPUs are extraordinarily wasteful. I've seen this claim before, and I've even accepted it at face value before. But it seems to me that it isn't adequately s
by mwcampbell 14y ago
> CPUs are extraordinarily wasteful.
I've seen this claim before, and I've even accepted it at face value before. But it seems to me that it isn't adequately supported by evidence. What evidence do we have that a substantially more efficient (therefore less wasteful) CPU architecture is possible?
- knz42 14y agocf the discussion in the same thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5559282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5559282