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Mispredicted branches can multiply your running times
Modern processors are superscalar, meaning that they can execute many instructions at once. For example, some processors can retire four or six instructions per cycle. Furthermore, many of these processors can initiate instructions out-of-order: they can start working on instructions that appear much later in the…
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Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2019
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2019 | Mispredicted branches can multiply your running times by ingve | 114 | 110 |
