alt Hacker NewsEfficiency is one thing.
Efficiency and performance is another.
We've long known that pushing clock speeds results in diminishing efficiency, so it's about time we see Intel stop pushing the clocks (and power) so hard that the chip melts down and the battery drains quickly.
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mr_toad • today at 3:25 AM
“But they can’t match Intels performance” used to be the rejoinder of the Intel crowd. Now we’ve come full circle.
Intel's actual problem was that their process fell behind TSMC's. That meant competing on performance per watt was out of the question and the best they could do was turn up the clock speed and try to stay on top for performance.
If they've managed to fix their process then they don't have to do that anymore.