Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon?
by nrp on Sunday November 29, 2020 @07:18PM
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Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) is a desirable feature. You're not getting a 60W CPU in a 13" form factor, but you can get a 28W CPU that will run at 28W indefinitely while also being able to temporarily boost to 60W when needed and thermally able to.
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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon?
by rowanG077 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @07:51PM
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It's fine if I could get an ultra book that could sustain non boost performance. But even that is too much to ask for intel. I have't tested recently released AMD cpus to claim AMD also falls short.
Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon?
by ineedasername on Sunday November 29, 2020 @10:42PM
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AMD laptop chips are pretty decent: you can find laptops/ultrabooks for about $700 running on a Ryzen 7 4700U. Based on a vs comparison on CPU Monkey it looks like it gets about 80% of the performance of the M1, though only about 25-50% graphics. However, you have much better ram & storage options, all at a lower price, and the graphics are still 2x to 4x better than Intel's on board graphics.