U-Vratislav Holub NgoJuni 2020, i-Apple yethula uguquko olukhulu ngendlela yephrojekthi ye-Apple Silicon. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ethule khona icebo ayezolahla ngalo ngokuphelele ama-Intel processors amakhompiyutha akhe futhi afake awakhe, isisombululo esingcono kakhulu. Ngenxa yalokhu, namuhla sinama-Macs asebenza kahle futhi asetshenziswa amandla aphansi, okwakuyiphupho, kodwa umgomo ongafinyeleleki wamamodeli angaphambili. Nakuba ama-M1, M1 Pro kanye ne-M1 Max chips ekwazi ukufaka ama-Intel processors ngaphansi komlilo, lo mkhiqizi we-semiconductor akakayeki futhi uzama ukuhlehla esuka phansi.
Sethula i-chip ye-Apple M1
Kepha kuyadingeka ukuqhathanisa i-Apple Silicon vs. Ukubukeka kwe-Intel kusuka kwesokudla. Kokubili okuhlukile kunobuhle nokubi futhi akunakuqhathaniswa ngokuqondile. Akukhona nje ukuthi bobabili bakhela phezu kwezakhiwo ezahlukene, banezinhloso ezahlukene. Ngenkathi i-Intel isebenza ekusebenzeni okuphezulu okungenzeka, i-Apple isondela kuyo ngendlela ehlukile. Umdondoshiya weCupertino akakaze asho ukuthi uzoletha ama-chips anamandla kakhulu emakethe. Kunalokho, wayevame ukukhuluma ngomfanekiso ukusebenza nge-watt ngayinye noma amandla nge-watt ngayinye, ngokusho ukuthi umuntu angahlulela umgomo ocacile we-Apple Silicon - ukunikeza umsebenzisi ukusebenza okuphezulu kakhulu ngokusetshenziswa okuphansi kakhulu. Phela, yingakho ama-Macs anamuhla enikeza impilo yebhethri enhle kangaka. Inhlanganisela yezakhiwo zengalo nokuthuthukiswa okuyinkimbinkimbi kwenza ama-chips abe namandla futhi akonga ngesikhathi esifanayo.
I-Intel ilwela igama layo
Kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, i-Intel yayiwuphawu lokuhle kakhulu ongakuthola lapho ukhetha iphrosesa. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, inkampani yaqala ukubhekana nezinkinga ezingemnandi ezabangela ukulahlekelwa isikhundla sayo esivelele. Isipikili sokugcina ebhokisini kwakuyiphrojekthi eshiwo ngenhla ye-Apple Silicon. Kungenxa yalokhu ukuthi i-Intel yalahlekelwa umlingani obaluleke kakhulu, njengoba kuphela ama-processor ayo abelokhu eshaya kumakhompiyutha e-Apple kusukela ngo-2006. Ngisho nangesikhathi sokuba khona kwama-chips e-Apple M1, M1 Pro kanye ne-M1 Max, singabhalisa imibiko embalwa ukuthi i-Intel iletha i-A CPU enamandla nakakhulu ephatha izingxenye ze-apula kalula. Nakuba lezi zimangalo ziyiqiniso, akulimazi ukuziqondisa. Phela, njengoba sishilo ngenhla, i-Intel inganikeza ukusebenza okuphezulu, kodwa ngezindleko zokusetshenziswa okukhulu kakhulu nokushisa.
Nansi indlela i-Intel eqhathanisa ngayo ama-PC vs. Mac
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuncintisana okunjalo kungasiza i-Intel kakhulu kowamanqamu. Njengoba sesishilo ngenhla, lesi sikhondlakhondla saseMelika sisalele emuva kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, ngenxa yalokho kufanele silwele igama laso elihle kakhulu kunakuqala. Kuze kube manje, i-Intel kudingeke ukuthi ibhekane nengcindezi evela ku-AMD, kuyilapho i-Apple manje ijoyina inkampani, ithembele kuma-chips we-Apple Silicon. Ukuncintisana okunamandla kungaqhubezela umdondoshiya phambili. Lokhu kuqinisekiswa nawuhlelo oluputshuziwe lwe-Intel, iprosesa yalo ezayo ye-Arrow Lake okufanele idlule namakhono e-M1 Max chip. Kodwa inokubamba okubalulekile. Ngokusho kwalolu hlelo, lesi siqeshana ngeke sivele okokuqala kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2023 noma ekuqaleni kuka-2024. Ngakho-ke, uma i-Apple ima ngokuphelele, kungenzeka ukuthi i-Intel izoyidlula ngempela. Vele, isimo esinjalo cishe akunakwenzeka - sekuvele kukhulunywa ngesizukulwane esilandelayo se-Apple Silicon chips, futhi kuthiwa maduze nje sizobona ama-Mac anamandla kakhulu ngesimo se-iMac Pro ne-Mac Pro.
I-Intel ayisafiki kuma-Mac
Noma ngabe i-Intel ilulama enkingeni yamanje futhi iza namaphrosesa angcono kunangaphambili, ingakhohlwa ngokubuyela kumakhompyutha we-apula. Ukushintsha ukwakheka kwephrosesa kuyinqubo ebaluleke kakhulu yamakhompiyutha, eyandulelwa iminyaka ende yokuthuthuka nokuhlolwa, lapho i-Apple ikwazile ukuzenzela isixazululo esinamandla nesingaphezu kwalokho obekulindelekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwadingeka kukhokhwe izizumbulu zemali ukuze kuthuthukiswe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, yonke indaba inencazelo ejulile kakhulu, lapho indima eyinhloko ingadlalwa ngisho nokusebenza noma umnotho walezi zingxenye.
Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi yonke inkampani yezobuchwepheshe incike kancane ngangokunokwenzeka kwezinye izinkampani. Esimweni esinjalo, angakwazi ukunciphisa izindleko ezidingekayo, akadingi ukuxoxisana nabanye ngezindaba ezinikeziwe, futhi ngaleyo ndlela unakho konke ngaphansi kokulawula kwakhe. Phela, ngenxa yalesi sizathu, i-Apple manje isisebenza ngemodemu yayo ye-5G. Uma kunjalo, izosusa ukuncika kwayo enkampanini yaseCalifornia i-Qualcomm, lapho okwamanje ithenga khona lezi zingxenye zama-iPhones ayo. Yize i-Qualcomm iphethe izinkulungwane zamalungelo obunikazi kule ndawo futhi kungenzeka ukuthi umdondoshiya kuzodingeka ukuthi akhokhe izimali zelayisensi ngisho nesixazululo sawo, kusazoba yinzuzo kuso. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, wayengeke ahlanganyele ekuthuthukisweni. Izingxenye ngokwazo zidlala indima ebalulekile, futhi ukuziyeka kuzokhomba izinkinga zemvelo enkulu.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Amahemuhemu athi i-Apple izokhipha i-Mac Pro efanayo ne-Intel, mhlawumbe engxenyeni ethile yamakhasimende futhi mhlawumbe nangenxa yokusebenza kahle kakhulu (i-Alder Lake - ngokusebenza kwe-single-chip. Enye i-Dual/Quadro Max ibingayixuba, kodwa cishe ngenxa yokuhambisana). Yiqiniso, lokhu akushintshi lutho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa cishe "uzomangala" :)
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyihlazo. Ama-Intel amasha mahle, kodwa njengomnikazi wakamuva we-MBP 14 ngiphawula nge-M1 Pro eyisisekelo kuphela, ngijabule kakhulu. Ukuqina kwamahora angu-17. Izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Apple zomdabu noma mhlawumbe ukuthuthukiswa ku-Xcode konke kushesha njengengulube. Ngidinga ukwenza uhlelo ku-WinUI ac# yesikole. Noma ngine-ARM Windows ku-Parallels kanye ne-Visual Studio 2022 ye-Intel kuzo, imvamisa iyasebenziseka. Kuze kube manje, ngike ngaphotha abalandeli kanye kuphela, futhi lokho kwakungesikhathi ngihlela ku-Visual Studio ku-Windows ARM. Kodwa leyo yindlela engavamile kakhulu yokuyisebenzisa. Isibonelo, ku-Visual Studio ye-Mac lapho ngisebenza khona e-Xamarin, abalandeli abaphenduki nhlobo, okwakuhlala kunjalo enguqulweni ye-Intel.