Apple M1 chip is a warehouse/workshop model

# Apple M1 chip is a warehouse/workshop model

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My computer hardware architecture ("warehouse/workshop model") was published on Feb. 06, 2019. One or two years later, the Apple M1 chip adopted the warehouse/workshop model and was released on Nov. 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

  - M1 has not done global optimization of various core scheduling.
  
  - M1 only optimizes the access to memory data.
  
  - 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

  M1 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): Intel, AMD, ARM, supercomputer, etc. will adopt the warehouse/workshop model

With more and more CPU and GPU cores, and the number and types of peripherals, the communication, coordination, and management of cores (or peripherals) have become more and more important, They become a key factor in performance.

Finally, the "warehouse/workshop model" will surely replace the "von Neumann architecture" and become the first architecture in the computer field.