DaleGribble88@programming.dev to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoIntel's ditching the 'i' in 'Core i5/i7/i9' and will stop calling out chip generationswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkIntel's ditching the 'i' in 'Core i5/i7/i9' and will stop calling out chip generationswww.pcgamer.comDaleGribble88@programming.dev to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareHexorg@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIsn’t there a speculation that Intel CPUS are actually RISC chips with microcode emulating x86?
minus-squareinterolivary@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s not speculation, it’s verified fact ever since the Pentium 6 in the mid-90’s. See eg this
minus-squareHexorg@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAh my bad, I did a quick search before commenting and couldn’t find anything concrete.
Isn’t there a speculation that Intel CPUS are actually RISC chips with microcode emulating x86?
It’s not speculation, it’s verified fact ever since the Pentium 6 in the mid-90’s. See eg this
Ah my bad, I did a quick search before commenting and couldn’t find anything concrete.