My computer hardware architecture design was published on February 06, 2019. One or two years later, the Apple M1 chip adopted the "warehouse/workshop model" design and was released on November 11, 2020.
Warehouse: unified memory
Workshop: CPU, GPU and other cores
Products (raw materials): information, data
there's also a new unified memory architecture that lets the CPU, GPU, and other cores exchange information between one another, and with unified memory, the CPU and GPU can access memory simultaneously rather than copying data between one area and another. Accessing the same pool of memory without the need for copying speeds up information exchange for faster overall performance. reference: Developer Delves Into Reasons Why Apple's M1 Chip is So Fast
From the introduction
Apple M1 has not done global optimization of various core (workshop) scheduling.
Apple M1 only optimizes the access to memory data (materials and products in the warehouse).
Apple needs to further improve the programming language and compiler to support and promote my programming methodology.
My architecture supports a wider range of workshop types than Apple M1, with greater efficiency, scalability and flexibility.
Conclusion
Apple M1 chip still needs a lot of optimization work, now its optimization level is still very simple, after all, it is only the first generation of works, released in stages.
Forecast(2021-01-19): I think Intel, AMD, ARM, supercomputer, etc. will adopt the "warehouse/workshop model"
In the past, the performance of the CPU played a decisive role in the performance of the computer. There were few CPU cores and the number and types of peripherals. Therefore, the CPU became the center of the computer hardware architecture.
Now, with more and more CPU and GPU cores, and the number and types of peripherals, the communication, coordination, and management of cores (or components, peripherals) have become more and more important, They become a key factor in computer performance.
The core views of management science and computer science are the same: Use all available resources to complete the goal with the highest efficiency. It is the best field of management science to accomplish production goals through communication, coordination, and management of various available resources. The most effective, reliable, and absolutely mainstream way is the "warehouse/workshop model".
Only changing the architecture, not changing or only expanding the CPU instruction set, not only will not affect the CPU compatibility, but also bring huge optimization space.
So I think Intel, AMD, ARM, supercomputing, etc. will adopt the "warehouse/workshop model", which is an inevitable trend in the development of computer hardware.
Finally, "Warehouse/Workshop Model" and "Von Neumann Architecture" will become the two major architectures in the IT field.
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