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		saagarjha on Dec 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 14 Pro faced 'unprecedented' setback leadin... This is not correct. M1 is designed to take advantage of being RISC, but that doesn't mean it was fast because it went RISC.

jpalawaga on Dec 24, 2022 [–]

As opposed to x86 processors which are designed for cisc, but just not to take advantage of it?

saagarjha on Dec 25, 2022 | [–]

No, they do. It's just that x86 processors are currently built by people who did a worse job overall.

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