<p>According to rumors Microsoft is planning to build its own ARM cores for both PCs and servers.</p>
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<p>A couple of weeks ago Apple has launched its own ARM-based M1 chip. As this new chip has set records in performance-per-watt efficiency it appears that Microsoft plans to follow Apple.</p>
<p>With ARM-based M1 chip, Apple has proven that it is possible to outperform x86 CPUs and in order to compete, Microsoft has to build its own System on a Chip especially since AMD and Intel can not provide equivalent competitive hardware.</p>
<p>As there are no worthy non-x86 competitors that could rival Intel which has struggled to move off the standard, it was no surprise that Microsoft and Apple would step-in. AMD was the only one to challenge Intel but specifically in x86 since it offers a valuable alternative to Intel for many years now.</p>
<p>And while Intel&#8217;s data center sales have skyrocketed during recent years its CPU architecture remains stagnant. AMD on the other hand has bypassed Intel in terms of cores per socket and that won&#8217;t change in the near future.</p>