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A history of branch prediction
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Author:  BigEd [ Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:52 pm ]
Post subject:  A history of branch prediction

This is a nice semi-technical article, a historical treatment of branch prediction, and the performance vs cost tradeoffs, for a variety of schemes varying from nothing at all to hybrid approaches seen from 1998 to 2010. More recent branch prediction technology being even more arcane and not necessarily public.

https://danluu.com/branch-prediction/

With diagrams too!

Earliest referenced machine 1977, latest 2010.

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