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To: kapkan4u who wrote (62212)11/5/2001 1:18:53 PM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Kap,

This is Intel's micro-architectural performance optimization guide. It contains all those little tidbits that any geek would love to argue over on an Internet forum.

developer.intel.com

Look at page 34 (1-12), and you'll see the following text.

Decoder
The front end of the Intel NetBurst micro-architecture has a single decoder that can decode instructions at the maximum rate of one instruction per clock. Some complex instructions must enlist the help of the microcode ROM.


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