Re: Some serious questions.
So all three are RISC architectures at this point. However x86 and to a lesser extent also ARM carries some baggage due to their age. Furthermore they both contain everything you could dream of in a general purpose processor, and more.
RISC-V is super simple and most functionality, even floating point operations, is optional extensions. This means companies will be able to build versions of it for embedded systems, microcontrollers, cameras, automotive, etc etc specifically designed with the extensions for the relevant purpose and nothing else.
It’s also open, so companies wouldn’t have to pay for a licence, in theory, because they would in most cases still have to buy a design somewhere… Maybe there would be companies offering custom designs to the industry.
Also because it is so new and carry so little baggage, general purpose versions for PC’s have the potential to have very good power/performance. It should at least be able surpass x86 to rival ARM.
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