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Comment by McP

2 months ago

Power - how many Watts does it need? Speed - how quickly can it perform operations?

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wmf  2 months ago

You can get low power with a simple design at a low clock. This definitely will not help achieve high performance later.

  • weebull  2 months ago

    Clock rate isn't the only factor. A design can be power hungry at a low clock rate if designed badly, and if it it is... you're never getting that think running fast.

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