By: distantobserver (distantobserver.delete@this.no.limits), August 16, 2014 12:22 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com) on August 13, 2014 1:07 pm wrote:
> Moreover, remember that Intel is a moving target. They are shipping IVB-EP
> right now, and will have HSW-EP next year, and BDW-EP the year after.
>
> David
Looking at it from a distance; what would be stopping Intel from obtaining an appropriate license and implementing a proper product with the ARM64 ISA (for instance). Then, 1. when (if ever) and 2. IF (at all) the need arises, releasing something based on this ISA coupled with Intel's unparalleled experience in high-performance u-arch implementation together with its process advantage. The competition would be in a very tough spot again... How's that for a moving target. If I were Intel, I'd be optimizing this stuff already, or at least preparing the optimizations for a projected earliest point in time.
Despite x86 being "tough" and "costly" to extract peak performance from, Intel reigns. Many have tried to get a piece of it and failed. Why would Intel have problems getting the same advantage out of anything "simpler" like ARM64?
/do
> Moreover, remember that Intel is a moving target. They are shipping IVB-EP
> right now, and will have HSW-EP next year, and BDW-EP the year after.
>
> David
Looking at it from a distance; what would be stopping Intel from obtaining an appropriate license and implementing a proper product with the ARM64 ISA (for instance). Then, 1. when (if ever) and 2. IF (at all) the need arises, releasing something based on this ISA coupled with Intel's unparalleled experience in high-performance u-arch implementation together with its process advantage. The competition would be in a very tough spot again... How's that for a moving target. If I were Intel, I'd be optimizing this stuff already, or at least preparing the optimizations for a projected earliest point in time.
Despite x86 being "tough" and "costly" to extract peak performance from, Intel reigns. Many have tried to get a piece of it and failed. Why would Intel have problems getting the same advantage out of anything "simpler" like ARM64?
/do
