Bypassing the Branch Predictor
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Branch PredictorPerformance OptimizationCPU Architecture
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Branch Predictor
Performance Optimization
CPU Architecture
The article discusses a technique for bypassing the branch predictor to improve performance, but commenters question the significance of the optimization and whether it's targeting the right bottleneck.
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Nov 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM EST
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