Daguo Science and Technology started from the copycat system

Chapter 356 Black Technology, Dawn X86-S Instruction Set

After all, on the surface, the processor frequency that has the greatest impact on CPU processor performance is not much different between the two parties. The processor frequencies of both parties are in the 3Ghz range.

As for overclocking, Sugon Technology seems to be slightly better, and can automatically overclock to a maximum of 3.8Ghz as needed.

But the problem is that Pentium 4 also has a high-end CPU processor called Pentium 4 670, and the frequency of that processor reaches 3.8Ghz!

In this case, the Sugon Ryzen processor, which requires overclocking to reach 3.8Ghz, does not seem to be dominant.

Of course, which one is stronger and which one is weaker cannot just depend on the frequency. Other parameters are also very important.

Among them, Sugon Technology's Ryzen processor is also quite satisfied with its sincerity in the first-level cache, second-level cache, and third-level cache.

Because the CPU processors of Intel and A.M.D currently on the market take into account cost factors, they are quite stingy in the first-level cache, second-level cache, and third-level cache.

For example, the first-level cache of the Pentium 4 processor usually only has a 32 KB cache, while the Sugon Ryzen processor directly provides 2×64KB.

So the actual size of the L1 cache is 4 times that of the Pentium 4 processor!

Because 2×64 means there are two 64KB first-level caches, considering that the Ryzen processor is a dual-core processor.

This also means that each processor core has a 64KB first-level cache, which can be said to be quite sincere.

Of course, in addition to the second level cache, it is also full of sincerity.

The current L2 cache of the Pentium 4 processor is usually only 1MB or 2MB, while the Sugon Ryzen processor has a maximum of 6MB.

It can be said that the size of the L2 cache is equivalent to more than three times the L2 cache of the Pentium 4 processor.

As for the subsequent third-level cache, it goes without saying that the sincerity of Sugon Ryzen processor is also quite high, generally more than three times that of other processors!

As for the use of the first-level cache, the second-level cache, and the third-level cache after they are increased, the larger the processor cache, the enhanced effect will be on software, playing games, and other aspects.

Especially when doing video rendering or 3D mapping, a large cache can play a magical role in turning decay into magic.

In the previous life, A.M.D. faced the oncoming 12th generation Core processors and 13th generation Core processors.

In order to maintain their market position, they directly produced a Ryzen 5800X3D processor with a large cache version of up to 100MB. The final result was naturally a miracle.

Compared with the ordinary Ryzen 5800X processor, the performance of the Ryzen 5800X3D processor with a 100MB large cache version is directly improved by 15%!

This 15% performance improvement can be said to have reached the level of a new generation of toothpaste. This shows how important the large cache is to improve the CPU processor.

Therefore, the large cache greatly improves the processor, which also shows the sincerity of Sugon Ryzen processor!

Of course, people at the scene paid more attention to the main frequency size and the number of cores, which significantly improve game performance, so they directly skipped the cache.

And when they saw other things, they also showed dumbfounded expressions.

For example, they were confused about synchronous multi-threading technology, Sugon virtualization technology, Sugon X86-S instruction set, etc.

It can be said that there are many professional terms in this Sugon Ryzen processor that make people confused. Just by looking at a name, they don’t know how effective it actually is in the current market.

In this regard, Lin Chen naturally would not let people continue to be stunned. Lin Chen slowly said while people were stunned:

"First of all, the first thing I want to introduce is the Sugon X86-S instruction set. This Sugon X86-S instruction set is an efficient instruction set we developed based on the X86-64-bit instruction set.

The main change is that support for 16-bit and 32-bit modes has been removed, and the X86 instruction set has been greatly streamlined.

It reduces the complexity and overhead of instruction execution, optimizes the hardware mechanism, and abandons many historical burdens...

This Shuguang X86-S instruction set can greatly improve the performance and power consumption of the processor while maintaining X86 compatibility! "

After hearing Lin Chen's words, people at the scene continued to look dumbfounded.

However, if there are knowledgeable time travelers from 2023 here, they will not be able to help but scream in horror.

Because the Sugon X86-S instruction set that Lin Chen worked on is clearly the X86-S instruction set that Intel was working on in 2023 in the previous life!

Why did Intel create an instruction set called X86-S in the previous life?

The reason is actually that the aggressive entry of ARM processors into the computer industry has put tremendous pressure on Intel, forcing Intel to reform!

If Intel does not reform and reverse the current situation where the energy efficiency ratio of the same process technology and the same number of transistors is far inferior to that of the AMR platform processor, then the X86 computer platform will definitely be eliminated by the AMR computer platform in the future!

In this case, even if there is a software and hardware ecosystem accumulated for decades as a solid backend, what can be done if the processor performance is not as good as others.

Because in the future, with more and more games and software on the AMR computer platform, the market share of the X86 computer platform will inevitably shrink. In the end, those waiting for the Intel X86 processor will be on the way to death!

Under this circumstance, a call to improve the bloated X86 instruction set and improve the overall performance of the X86 instruction set naturally emerged.

Of course, considering the lesson that Intel confidently launched its new Itanium processor many years ago, its sales failed miserably because it was not compatible with the X86 instruction set.

In 2023, Intel finally launched the X86-S instruction set development plan after lengthy internal discussions.

The X86-S instruction set will directly abandon the historical burden of the past, reduce the complexity and overhead of instruction execution, and optimize the hardware mechanism.

It also abandoned the 16-bit and 32-bit modes and directly developed a more efficient X86-S instruction set based on the 64-bit mode.

Although the disadvantage of this is that you can no longer install a 32-bit system, this does not affect use at all.

Because no system on the market is a 64-bit system now, and the market share of 32-bit systems is not high. Abandoning the 32-bit mode will not have any impact.

As for 32-bit software and games, there is no need to worry, because there are many ways to achieve support for 32-bit software and games.

Therefore, the birth of the X86-S instruction set is actually Intel's counterattack, and it is the existence of their high hopes.

Under this circumstance, Lin Chen actually plagiarized the results of Intel in his previous life in 2023. Intel in his previous life must have been furious if he knew this.

However, I don’t know whether Intel in the previous life was so angry that it jumped up and down, but when the current Intel president Paul Odeline heard that the X86-S instruction set was a pure 64-bit X86 instruction set, he felt it vaguely in his heart. Not good.

Paul Oudening does not understand technology. If he is asked to develop a CPU, he will definitely look dumbfounded, but this does not mean that Paul Oudening does not know anything about CPU processors.

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