Note that Golden Cove has a 6-wide decoder, and does not have a clear advantage over Zen 4 with a 4-wide decoder. Other parts of the architecture affect perform

Note that Golden Cove has a 6-wide decoder, and does not have a clear advantage over Zen 4 with a 4-wide decoder. Other parts of the architecture affect performance more, so it doesn't make sense to put more area and power budget into the decoder. (also I'm the author of the article)