Samsung Working on ARM-Based Exynos Processors for Windows PCs: Report

Jul. 24, 2020

Samsungis apparently walking in Apple’s footsteps and looking to transition its laptop lineup from Intel X86-64 to ARM. The company is reportedly working on ARM-based Exynos processors specifically for Windows computers. According to tipster,@MauriQHD, the chip meant for Windows computers will be based on the upcoming Exynos 1000 SoC.

Interestingly, Samsung might already have a PC-specific ARM processor based on one of the current Exynos chips. However, the company is apparently apprehensive that it might not be good enough to power a full-fledged Windows machine. SamMobile claims that the current PC-specific processor is based on theExynos 990– the chip that powersSamsung’s flagship Galaxy S20-series smartphones.

Meanwhile, even as Apple is transitioning from X86-64,Windows 10 on ARMis yet to catch on in a way that Microsoft would have hoped for. It will be interesting to see if Samsung will be able to add some impetus to the fledgling OS going forward. However, the inherent weaknesses of the RISC architecture means that it won’t be replacing X86-64 any time soon.

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