Cardyak
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I think the big question is, what is the goal for Royal? If it's to replace Core, then they'll still have to care about area efficiency, for server if nothing else. Apple shows that you can achieve much higher IPC (and power efficiency) without overly bloating area thanks to higher transistor densities and utilization, so that's one possibility. But if Royal is to live alongside Core, then that could give them freedom to make a "huge" design and back off Core to more of a middle ground.
From what I’ve heard, Royal core is about offering the efficiency of the Atom line up whilst also maintaining the performance of the Core line-up, through clever engineering and trickery.
Intels acquisition of SoftMachines back in 2016 offers a MASSIVE hint of how this is achievable.