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are all mobile processors arm?
- Thread starter El dude
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alostpacket
Over Macho Grande?
Yes pretty much.
ARM is an instruction set like x86. The reason they all use it is because it's a "reduced" instruction set more suitable for mobile. Rather than say x86 (which is what an Intell or AMD desktop processor uses). x86 is a powerful instruction set with lots of features, whereas ARM is designed to be limited so that it uses less power (good for mobile device battery life).
ARM is an instruction set like x86. The reason they all use it is because it's a "reduced" instruction set more suitable for mobile. Rather than say x86 (which is what an Intell or AMD desktop processor uses). x86 is a powerful instruction set with lots of features, whereas ARM is designed to be limited so that it uses less power (good for mobile device battery life).
ARM actually stands for A RISC MACHINE. RISC stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer.
It is also a company. But its business model is very different from Intel. Instead of making processors on its own, ARM licenses its designs to others.
ARM - The Architecture For The Digital World
It is also a company. But its business model is very different from Intel. Instead of making processors on its own, ARM licenses its designs to others.
ARM - The Architecture For The Digital World