jwr1@kbin.earth to Technology@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhy we don't have 128-bit CPUswww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down115
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkWhy we don't have 128-bit CPUswww.xda-developers.comjwr1@kbin.earth to Technology@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoBecause CPU registers are all powers of 2, i.e. exponential in this fashion. And it’s also just the same reason - 64 is high enough, why go to 96 or 80 or something?
Because CPU registers are all powers of 2, i.e. exponential in this fashion. And it’s also just the same reason - 64 is high enough, why go to 96 or 80 or something?