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Since this annoying article is really all about intel... I wonder if anyone could answer me this: How practical would it be for Intel to pivot away from the de
by tomxor 6y ago
Since this annoying article is really all about intel... I wonder if anyone could answer me this:
How practical would it be for Intel to pivot away from the deficiencies of their ISA, e.g to be able to make improvements in OoO comparable to the M1?
It's well understood such a move would completely remove the advantage of high backward compatibility for intel - but assuming the market is open to such a change - how technically feasible would it be, e.g is the micro-architecture and ISA more tightly coupled than one might expect? does such an endeavor mean scrapping most of it, or is a significant portion of the technology under that ISA layer flexible enough to be adapted without ending up with the same limitations in current intel chips?