The Russian CPU isn't surviving in a market
0: a very low bar in this case, given the existence of things like Intel Management Engine, but it would be much the same if they insisted on something less justifiable like running all the CPU pins at 12-volt logic levels
How so?
It's actually not that different from Apple Silicon when you think about it.
Apple Silicon: you only get it when you buy an iPhone, iPad, ARM Mac, etc. in the Smartphone or PC market; and it enables features that make those devices competitive.
Russian Elbrus: you only get it when you buy some Russian military hardware in the defense market; and it enables features that make those devices competitive.