I wonder how much performance is really "despite" x86, and how much is thanks to it. To this day, x86 CPUs absolutely dominate everything in compute power.
Sure, ARMs are better in performance-per-watt game, but the question of how to scale them to the level of high-end x86 desktop processors is still open. For now, I'd argue it's not even clear if that's possible.
Sure, ARMs are better in performance-per-watt game, but the question of how to scale them to the level of high-end x86 desktop processors is still open. For now, I'd argue it's not even clear if that's possible.