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Re:64-bit RISC-V core claims 10x better CoreMarks/Watt compa... by jonplackett on Thursday December 03, 2020 @06:16AM (#25287791)
I think you're forgetting to ask yourself if you can do 25 cores with 5w, you can have 5 cores with 1w, which would be pretty damn good in a mobile phone if it's for real!
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Re:64-bit RISC-V core claims 10x better CoreMarks/Watt compa... by Symmetry on Thursday December 03, 2020 @06:51AM (#25287994)
You run into diminishing returns with screen and radio power on a cell phone pretty quickly. If your phone is sitting in your pocket in airplane mode those aren't a problem, of course, but your processor will be sleeping then anyways.
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