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Re:CPU branch prediction evolution over years by bsoft16385 on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:00PM (#34203459)
Bonnell has a branch predictor: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/bonnel...

In-order execution does not mean that there is no branch prediction, it just means that the number of instructions speculated is much smaller.

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Re:CPU branch prediction evolution over years by justsomehnguy on Sunday January 01, 2023 @07:13AM (#34205716)
Yes, it would be quite strange not to add it at all, especially since it was available since Pentium days.

No, it is not comparable with a 'proper' CPUs because it was still gutted hard.

IMMSMV all that stuff consumes a lot of die space, so it makes sense to throw it out if the performance is enough.

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