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Re:Windows for Arm on M1 Mac Successfully Virtualized by PragmaticPulp on Friday November 27, 2020 @02:29PM (#25231850)
The Ryzen mobile chips, including the upcoming Ryzen 7 5800U mentioned above, have a low 10W (configurable up to 25W) TDP. That's in the ballpark of Apple's chip.
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Re:Windows for Arm on M1 Mac Successfully Virtualized by my123 on Friday November 27, 2020 @02:41PM (#25231944)
That number isn't very meaningful - because it applies to the base clocks only... which is a big catch.

Go beyond that and the power usage balloons quickly (won't repeat myself, see my other comment on this thread at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25231798).

On laptops, more power efficiency maps directly to increased performance (turbo clocks provide higher performance in bursts or at the expense of your laptop's fans sounding like a jet turbine).

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Re:Windows for Arm on M1 Mac Successfully Virtualized by Kye on Saturday November 28, 2020 @04:23PM (#25240673)
My laptop with a Ryzen 5 4500U is only fan-free at idle. OEMs would need to do some serious work on cooling to make that work.
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