Microsoft’s new custom Surface processors with AMD and Qualcomm: an inside look(theverge.com)

31 pointsby lelfvor 7 Jahren7 comments

Microsoft’s new custom Surface processors with AMD and Qualcomm: an inside look

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20888999/microsoft-surface-pro-x-laptop-3-custom-processor-qualcomm-amd-specs

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The Surface Pro X hardware looks great but the single reason why I would choose a Surface over an iPad/Pro is because it runs an OS where I can code using my usual toolchain.

I certainly hope they put WSL2 on the OS that runs the Surface Pro X.

maelitovor 7 Jahren

Any reason why they wouldn't ? Ubuntu runs great on ARM as far as I know.

karmakazevor 7 Jahren

Despite the Pro name they could go the way of Apple and make it 'app store' content only.

cgidrivervor 7 Jahren

reacharavindhvor 7 Jahren

One surprising fact about the MS AMD effort was that it is based on a older gen Ryzen and not the shiny new(that seems to be capable enough to give a run for intel). I wonder why...

bjolivor 7 Jahren

Aren't AMDs mobile.processors always a generation behind? Same is true for their desktop G processors (3200g 3400g). 12nm instead of 7.

llampxvor 7 Jahren

At the moment AMD has no APUs on the 7nm Zen 2 package. This could be why MS went with the older Zen+

The_rationalistvor 7 Jahren

It's all about cost reduction I guess.