RISC-V Is Sloooow

Re:RISC-V Is Sloooow by jnovek on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @04:51PM (#47328637)

I don’t have a micro architecture background so I apologize if this is obvious — What do power and speed mean in this context?

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Re:RISC-V Is Sloooow by McP on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @05:01PM (#47328735)

Power - how many Watts does it need? Speed - how quickly can it perform operations?

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Re:RISC-V Is Sloooow by wmf on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @06:16PM (#47329472)

You can get low power with a simple design at a low clock. This definitely will not help achieve high performance later.

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Re:RISC-V Is Sloooow by weebull on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @06:56PM (#47329821)

Clock rate isn't the only factor. A design can be power hungry at a low clock rate if designed badly, and if it it is... you're never getting that think running fast.

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Re:RISC-V Is Sloooow by unethical_ban on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @05:13PM (#47328846)

One could say "Optimize for efficiency first, then performance".

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