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Re:AMD Claims Arm ISA Doesn't Offer Efficiency Advantage ove... by wmf on Monday September 08, 2025 @11:44AM (#45169728)
That's the point. Early Atom wasn't designed with care but the newer E-cores are quite efficient because they put more effort in.
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Re:AMD Claims Arm ISA Doesn't Offer Efficiency Advantage ove... by Voultapher on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @08:17AM (#45180910)
The PMICs were also bad, plus the whole Windows software stack - to this day - is nowhere nearly as well optimized for low background and sleep power usage as MacOS and iOS are.
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