Weird to see that even in #retrospect we still can't really undertand #intel 's decision making: https://dfarq.homeip.net/286-vs-386sx/ I have personally spent a considerable amount of time coding for the 386 #cpu #architecture - I personally quite like it.
#intel is talking about 3nm #cpu #transistors and they haven't yet cracked 7nm https://www.anandtech.com/show/16823/int.. They are being very ambitious for sure.
#intel #cpu 's experiencing yet another slowdown as a result of a bug: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n.. If this keeps happening, these processors will be no better than a calculator.
Apparently the new #windows 11 will only support 8th generation #intel #cpu or higher: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows.. I suspect this might be in part a deal with #intel to force people to upgrade their #cpu despite no real need to do so.
The #intel #spectre mitigations for their crappy #cpu design are causing all sorts of optimization problems: https://robert.ocallahan.org/2021/06/spe.. The 'solution' is to execute *more* instructions in #userspace as there is a serious cost for each #systemcall ! Intel are really being punished for this now thought, as I posted recently #amd is eating their lunch because of this.
Interesting, #amd are looking to replace #intel 's X86 #cpu #architecture https://www.extremetech.com/computing/32.. Apparently it boils down to just being another #biglittle design, but is still pretty exciting.