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Re:ARM’s Cortex A53: Tiny but Important by pavlov on Sunday May 28, 2023 @12:46PM (#36105672)
I’d guess there are a lot of people who see “eight-core CPU!” and don’t research any further. Same way that PC buyers used to stare at GHz and ignore the total performance of the CPU.
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Re:ARM’s Cortex A53: Tiny but Important by dizhn on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @09:36AM (#36124726)
It's not entirely their fault either. Manufacturers know what spec people are more aware of and include that in their product and make it front and center. It's more common than I'd hope to have a laptop with an APU paired with a separate GPU that is barely better than the one inside the APU. But people go "gaming, so dedicated gpu" and buy the product. What a waste all around.
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