c/til · by tomatoely@sh.itjust.works · 331dTIL Intel Pentium Processors used to work with RISC operations by decoding CISC instructions before executing them https://fanael.github.io/is-x86-risc-internally.html69 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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kopasz7@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 331d
Isn't this the case for decades now? Complex instructions are broken down into micro ops.
B0rax@feddit.org · 8 pts · 331d
The linked article claims that this is no longer the case since about a decade now.
Lojcs@piefed.social · 4 pts · 331d
Risk instruction is not very accurate since even arm has them but microops still exist
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 331d
TIL that's no longer the case. Thanks, cool article!