Note that this the Nios II/f is an in-order CPU, while this is a superscalar CPU. A more relevant benchmark would be the superscalar dual-issue ARM Cortex-A9, i

Note that this the Nios II/f is an in-order CPU, while this is a superscalar CPU. A more relevant benchmark would be the superscalar dual-issue ARM Cortex-A9, illustrated in figure 13.4. It's about the same performance as that one if you average all the benchmarks. In theory, RISC-V should be at about the same performance as ARMv8 (note that Cortex-A9 is ARMv7): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15343287 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15343287