https://www.lighterra.com/articles/
Article
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Comprehensive guide to modern CPU microarchitecture for developers.
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Covers pipelines, superscalar execution, out-of-order, caches, branch prediction.
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Estimated 90-minute read; targets programmers wanting hardware mental models.
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Correct URL is lighterra.com/papers/modernmicroprocessors/
Discussion
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Commenters note the linked URL is wrong; correct link provided in thread.
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Wish list: data prefetching, LRU cache approximations, return address stack coverage.
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Praised for clean, no-cookie, no-popup old-web presentation.
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