cpu branch prediction evolution

see also: Latency Budget · Platform Risk

context shard

A long-form analysis tracked branch prediction techniques across CPU generations (source). It shows how incremental ideas stack into major performance gains.

signal stack

• Prediction is a compounding performance lever.
• Micro-architecture evolves through small design bets.
• Historical context clarifies modern bottlenecks.
• The hardware arc connects to CHIPS Act Momentum.

take line

Performance improvements are usually a pile of small wins, not one leap.

link trail

This links to CHIPS Act Momentum and Nvidia and the Arm Block and Chipmakers Slash Orders with TSMC.

open loop

Which micro-optimizations will define the next decade of CPUs?