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ARM
A low-power chip architecture (with an ARMv9 instruction set) used in phones, tablets, and Apple silicon.
Also known as:
ARMv9
ARM architecture
ARM processor
Full Definition & Technical Explanation
ARM is a processor architecture focused on power efficiency. Nearly all phones/tablets and Apple's M-series chips use it (e.g., Instruction set: ARMv9.4-A). ARM-based laptops trade compatibility for great battery life.
It competes with x86 in laptops. See Instruction set in SoC/CPU specs.
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Instruction Set
The vocabulary of operations a CPU understands (e.g., ARMv9, x86-64); defines compatibility and fea…
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SoC
A single chip integrating CPU, GPU, modem, ISP, NPU and memory controller.
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x86
The processor architecture used by Intel and AMD desktop/laptop CPUs (x86-64).
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