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		0x0 on Dec 14, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer I'm sure there are other advantages to AArch64, like a larger set of registers, that could still make it worthwhile. At the very least it might push down the prices on the old armv7 CPUs.

skrause on Dec 14, 2014 [–]

The native AES encryption instruction set on AArch64 might also be really useful if you do any kind of encryption.

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