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by gsnedders 4257 days ago
They run hot. Yes, they've been improving on heat output and power consumption, but they're certainly not anywhere near most Intel parts — that said, they're chasing a market where perf matters above all else.

Video encoding probably wouldn't be so great comparatively, in large part because I don't think any encoders use the POWER8 vector stuff.