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We demanded more performance and we got what we demanded. I doubt manufacturers are going to walk back on branch prediction no matter how flawed it is. They'll
by c7DJTLrn 3y ago
We demanded more performance and we got what we demanded. I doubt manufacturers are going to walk back on branch prediction no matter how flawed it is. They'll add some more mitigations and features which will be broken-on-arrival.
- myself248 3y agoI didn't demand more performance. My 2008-era AthlonX2 would still be relevant if web browsers hadn't gotten so bloated. I still use it for real desktop applications, i.e. everything that isn't in Electron.
- lmz 3y agoYour Athlonx2 already had branch prediction. https://chipsandcheese.com/2022/07/28/amds-athlon-64-getting-the-basics-right/ https://chipsandcheese.com/2022/07/28/amds-athlon-64-getting...