192: Apple's M1 Pro & Max Crushing Intel, Toyota Waking Up on EVs?, Backblaze IPO, Alibaba's Custom ARM Chips, Standard Oil, Safest Power, and Hell Let Loose
192: Apple's M1 Pro & Max Crushing Intel, Toyota Waking Up on EVs?, Backblaze IPO, Alibaba's Custom ARM Chips, Standard Oil, Safest Power, and Hell Let Loose
Apple's success with the M1 has made me wonder whether x86 chips need to exist at all. Apple's first generation ARM chips run x86 apps (through their rosetta translation layer) better than they do natively.
Is it crazy to think that before long Azure, GCP, AWS will have their own ARM chips capable or running x86 workloads through a layer of emulation/translation with better outright performance and price performance than a comparable x86 chip? If this is possible what is the raison d'être of x86?
Maybe I am missing something fundamental. curious to get your thoughts.
Apple's success with the M1 has made me wonder whether x86 chips need to exist at all. Apple's first generation ARM chips run x86 apps (through their rosetta translation layer) better than they do natively.
Is it crazy to think that before long Azure, GCP, AWS will have their own ARM chips capable or running x86 workloads through a layer of emulation/translation with better outright performance and price performance than a comparable x86 chip? If this is possible what is the raison d'être of x86?
Maybe I am missing something fundamental. curious to get your thoughts.