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Re:Zenbleed by c7DJTLrn on Monday July 24, 2023 @12:38PM (#36850707)
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.
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Re:Zenbleed by myself248 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:09AM (#36857768)
I 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.
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Re:Zenbleed by lmz on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:28AM (#36861260)
Your Athlonx2 already had branch prediction. https://chipsandcheese.com/2022/07/28/amds-athlon-64-getting...
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