If you know how your gadgets work, you may know that they have processors. Some models use processors from Intel, while others are built on ARM’s computing architecture.
ARM vs. Intel
Both chip families are optimized for the low-power operation to provide the long battery life they need for mobile devices. However, theoretically, they reflect various philosophies. The ARM architecture is designed to be as lightweight as possible to minimize energy consumption, while the Intel range uses a more complex design, benefiting from compatibility with the company’s desktop and laptop CPUs (much more power-hungry).
It is also worth noting that, while Intel is a relative newcomer to this field, ARM has been powering portable devices for decades. ARM is very much the dominant architecture right now: iPads and iPhones primarily use ARM, as do Windows Phone devices, so if you’re interested in these systems, you don’t have to worry about the difference between ARM and Intel at the moment.
ARM and Intel Processors
Processors are small chips that supply a computer’s input and output communications. ARM processors are a form of architecture, so they do not only have one manufacturer. This technology is used in mobile devices by both Apple and Android manufacturers, whereas Intel is generally used in computers.
All in all, ARM processors are better and are genuine industrial innovations.
ARM Processors
An ARM processor is one group of CPUs developed by Advanced RISC Machines based on the RISC architecture (reduced instruction set computer) (ARM).
In consumer electronic devices like smartphones, laptops, video players, and other handheld devices, such as wearables, ARM processors are used extensively. They need fewer transistors due to their reduced instruction set, which allows the integrated circuitry to have a smaller die size (IC).
The smaller size, reduced complexity, and lower power consumption of the ARM processors make them suitable for more and more miniaturized devices.
ARM is also moving into the server industry, a move representing a significant shift in direction and a hedge of performance-per-watt bets over raw computing power. For its Opteron series of processors, AMD provides 8-core versions of ARM processors. In server-based computing, ARM servers represent a significant shift. By scaling each processor’s speed and sophistication, using brute force speed and power to handle demanding computing workloads, a traditional x86-class server with 12, 16, 24, or more cores increases performance.
SolidRun i.MX8M Plus
Now let’s talk a little about SolidRun’s i.MX8M Plus Computer-on-Module.
SolidRun is a leading device and network technology provider designed to streamline edge computing infrastructure deployment, serve embedded and IoT markets and increase widespread AI and 5G adoption. Innovative solutions from SolidRun are based on the ARM and x86 architectures. They are available in the form of System-on-Modules and Single Board Computers as off-the-shelf items and as components.
SolidRun allows its customers to understand the true potential of technology for optimizing efficiency by providing the embodied computing, AI inference, and networking building blocks needed to architect the connected future.
Our latest system is a module based on NXP’s i.MX8M plus system on a chip. NXP has packed in a lot of vision processing into the system on a chip, and so we expanded our system on a module concept to provide as much of that functionality on that little board. So we have up to 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 cores, 1 x Cortex-M7. You can find more info about this on our website.
Wrapping Up
It is your turn to decide what processor you want to choose. You must dive deep and understand your needs to make your decision, so get to work!
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