Marcio Esper
Posts 12 16 Feb 2024 14:34
| Gunnar von Boehn wrote:
| There was a discussion what features are useful for a good performing CPU architecture? Let me give you me experience in what helps to make a good CPU * compact code= helps to get more from your instruction cache * being able to do more per single instruction= being strong! = is very good = CISC * many instruction per cycle = is good * more operations per instruction = SIMD = is very good * doing more in one, support 3 operand * having good EA modes = is very useful * having many or enough register = is very good * Having powerful caches - that support several access per cycle = is very good * Good branch prediction * good internal forwarding .. * Having either a design that performs good without OOO - or if not then having strong OOO * Having smart cache pre-fetching What do you think to this list? Which CPU has ALL the attributes that make a good performing CPU?
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I believe this list is essential for a good performing CPU. CISC will also help make code easier. My 17 year old son loves designing cpus, he uses logisim and now I bought him an FPGA development board, and he is loving it. His CPUs are incredible, some with multi busses to communicate memory and devices with very low cycle and resource usage. Best Regards,
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