AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast

Re:AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast by frankchn on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:10PM (#50446993)

Won't that just stall the pipeline on a modern superscalar core and cause even worse performance?

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Re:AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast by simonask on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @08:23PM (#50448703)

Yes. I don’t think this person (presumed) knows what a branch predictor does.

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Re:AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast by nukanse on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:21AM (#50450266)

Select my post, right click, press search, and Google ai will explain to you basic stuff about branchless programming that you should know already.

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Re:AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast by nukanse on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:19AM (#50450260)

There are use cases where branch prediction performs better and others where it performs worse. Ask an AI about branchless programming and when it can improve performance. We need both types of CPU instructions to achieve optimal performance.

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