Re:Arm-Based 128-Core Ampere CPUs Cost a Fraction of x86 Price
by thrwyoilarticle on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:50AM
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Not counting cloud computing (and, presumably, Apple computers) is akin to the Linux naysayers not counting Android after the very essence of desktop computing was uprooted.
Standardisation and critical mass is the hard part of the puzzle for Arm64 desktops. But it was also the hard part of the puzzle for supercomputing and cloud servers, where it now has a firm foothold. Personally, I work in an industry where everyone is moving away from x86 and developing on physical Arm64 machines because x86 simply can't fit the power budget in production.
Standardisation and critical mass is the hard part of the puzzle for Arm64 desktops. But it was also the hard part of the puzzle for supercomputing and cloud servers, where it now has a firm foothold. Personally, I work in an industry where everyone is moving away from x86 and developing on physical Arm64 machines because x86 simply can't fit the power budget in production.