AMD is working on a brand new x86 CPU core

[Zappykins]

Soleron said:

Zappykins said:

But aren't phones going to be going 64 bit too?

ARM is going to 64 bit to be more powerful, and x86 is getting more efficient. Somewhere they will meet in the middle.

64-bit doesn't refer to a design's power. It only refers to the length of data the chip processes. A single ARM core is still very weak compared to a single Intel core.

x86 is not getting more efficient, it's just that Intel's process lead is getting bigger.

Well, I was refering to what both are working on with there next gen or two. 

Windows now runs on ARM as well as x64. It makes it possible to make a Windows tablet which should have a really nice batter life.   ARM chips are less powerful, but they use quite a bit less power.   So you make some sacrafice, but get some bonuses.

Intel, seems to be heavily foccuses on lowering the power for their chips, more than just making them more powerful right now.  I know their shrinking manufacting process helps, but it's also how they are designing the chip. And the new DDR4 RAM runs at a lower voltage too.

Intel wants to get into more phones.  They are replaced so often - it's a good business to be in.