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Thanks for your reply. I learned a lot. For people wondering why you need a lot of decoders with x86, this answer explain it well (see "Decode problem" part) : https://qr.ae/p2IEt9…

A regular branch predictor try to guess which way a branch (eg: if-else) will go before it's executed. That way, CPU can fetch and decode instructions in advance. Each side of the …

Are you saying that branches can be used as a way of dividing code into several parts, so that several instruction decoders can be fed at the same time? Is it because the instructi…