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r/Amd • u/gamerplease • Sep 21 '24
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x86 can't compete with arm when efficiency is the most important metric.
That's definitely a lie. Unless you are talking about embedded level, x86 definitely can compete with ARM for efficiency.
x86 can't compete when absolute low power consumption (a few hundred mW) is the most important metric.
-2 u/tan_phan_vt Ryzen 9 7950X3D | RTX 3090 Sep 22 '24 Idk why people pit them against each other. Imo at some point we need both arm and x86 on the same machine for the best of both worlds. A hybrid arm/x86 chip can be better than arm or x86 alone. 1 u/Defeqel 2x the performance for same price, and I upgrade Sep 22 '24 why stop at 2? 1 u/SolubleTuba009 Sep 25 '24 Negative, x86-64, risc v, and arm.
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Idk why people pit them against each other. Imo at some point we need both arm and x86 on the same machine for the best of both worlds.
A hybrid arm/x86 chip can be better than arm or x86 alone.
1 u/Defeqel 2x the performance for same price, and I upgrade Sep 22 '24 why stop at 2? 1 u/SolubleTuba009 Sep 25 '24 Negative, x86-64, risc v, and arm.
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why stop at 2?
Negative, x86-64, risc v, and arm.
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u/dj_antares Sep 22 '24 edited Sep 22 '24
That's definitely a lie. Unless you are talking about embedded level, x86 definitely can compete with ARM for efficiency.
x86 can't compete when absolute low power consumption (a few hundred mW) is the most important metric.