cpu architecture: x86_64 vs arm64

[macnmac]

is there a difference between these two?

 

[David Hassholehoff]

No. They're entirely the same thing and this "transition" thing is just a marketing ploy making apps and drivers stop working for no reason at all.

I'm kidding, of course, but your question is very general. May I suggest reading the Wikipedia entry about CPU architechtures in general and 64 bit x86 and AArch64/ARM64 in particular?

 

[macnmac]

No. They're entirely the same thing and this "transition" thing is just a marketing ploy making apps and drivers stop working for no reason at all.

I'm kidding, of course, but your question is very general. May I suggest reading the Wikipedia entry about CPU architechtures in general and 64 bit x86 and AArch64/ARM64 in particular?

awesome, thanks!

 

[wyrdness]

I found a really informative video that explains a lot about the history of Arm and Intel and the differences between them. It's well worth a watch.