Mac+ARM: potential perf implications

Here I thought someone was dispelling the myth that you could exchange a Intel processor with an ARM one and get &quot;like super low energy consumption&quot;, and look, &quot;it has the same GHz and much more cores!&quot;, and have the same or better performance.<p>But of course this article instead repeats that flawed idea, right down to the GHz numbers. As it turns out, no, you won&#x27;t magically beat the leading semiconductor company in the world at their own game using 1&#x2F;5th of the power.<p>(In fact, today Intel presented details on their upcoming 14nm process:<p><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/8367/intels-14nm-technology-in-detail" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.anandtech.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;8367&#x2F;intels-14nm-technology-in...</a><p><i>This</i> is how you advance power and performance simultaneously)

I still think we&#x27;ll see a hybrid Mac at some point. You&#x27;ll be able to run apps in either x64 or ARM mode, depending on what performance they require. Apps will be able to delegate tasks to run on the high-performance core or GPU if necessary, or just run entirely in Intel mode if they are a game. For a video editor or photoshop, you can get away with running the majority of the GUI parts on a low-end chip.