minus-squareth3typh00n@alien.topBtoHardware@hardware.watch•Do today chips still have die space for old instruction set?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThis is incorrect. Very few x86 instructions uses microcode as the microcode engine is quite slow. It’s mainly used for things like cpuid and such. linkfedilink
This is incorrect. Very few x86 instructions uses microcode as the microcode engine is quite slow. It’s mainly used for things like
cpuidand such.