That cache is that big because the decode and ROB are so wide. If AMD or Intel's current designs widened the L1, it wouldn't make a difference. In fact, AMD red

That cache is that big because the decode and ROB are so wide. If AMD or Intel's current designs widened the L1, it wouldn't make a difference. In fact, AMD reduced L1 cache size from 64k to 32k from Zen 1 to Zen 3. x86 needs to find a way to scale decoders without blowing the power budget. Given that the decoders are already bigger than the integer units, I suspect that will be a hard thing to do.