I think it more like 2-4 bytes per instruction[1]. Information density of machine code can be surprisingly high. Of course, density can also be abysmal with cu

I think it more like 2-4 bytes per instruction[1]. Information density of machine code can be surprisingly high. Of course, density can also be abysmal with current toolchains and practices. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000#Example_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000#Example_code