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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by GloriousKoji on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:18PM (#27362176)
Not to dismiss the hard work the engineers at apple put in but China and Russia hasn't poached as many engineers over the years as Apple has.
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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by dathinab on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:06PM (#27362612)
They also don't use TSMC's sub 10nm nodes.

The whole point behind the effort of China and Russia is to have a CPU under their control, starting with the design but also including the manufacturing.

And TSMC uses technology for their nodes which is not under their control at all.

The amount of expertise China already has and will accumulate in the next decades should not be underestimated.

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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by astrange on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:52PM (#27362982)
> And TSMC uses technology for their nodes which is not under their control at all.

Note it's also not under TSMC's control - a lot of fab technology comes from other suppliers like ASML in Europe.

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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by nosequel on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:28PM (#27362281)
That's correct, China just poaches the tech when it lands on their soil without paying a thing. At least Apple pays those they've poached a salary.
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