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Processor design from overview to assembly language: introduction to RISC-V, and he implemented an RV32IM_Zicsr

I just wanted to share this series of articles by Simon Southwell. It's an excellent introduction into processor design using RISC-V as an example, especially if you only knowledge is from Wikipedia & YouTube (Me).

Processor Design #1: Overview: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processor-design-1-overview-simon-southwell?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block

Processor Design #2: Introduction to RISC-V: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processor-design-2-introduction-risc-v-simon-southwell

Processor Design #3: Processor Logic: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processor-design-3-logic-simon-southwell

Processor Design #4: Assembly Language: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processor-design-4-assembly-language-simon-southwell

And GitHub: https://github.com/wyvernSemi/riscV

u/DidymusJT — 1 month ago
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Has RISC-V met the performance and features of these two processors (in post) with the release of RVA23 Profile and RVV 1.0 or is there more of a gap in performance (K3 or Ascalon X)?

Does it currently meet the performance of one of these processors/feature sets?,

Core 2 Duo T750 @ 2.0 GHz (2007) or to the Core i7 875K @ 2.93 GHz (2010).

I'm not too certain about the K3's performance for regular desktop use, with half its cores dedicated to AI. I just don't have a use for it. The price of RAM just makes it ridiculous to use AI locally. Just looking for a general-purpose computer. Maybe with some NPUs. Really thinking Intel for now, but maybe later, RISC-V, when the software gets optimized; need more focus on desktop functionality for the hardware, from RISC-V International.

This is not to poop on RISC-V at all, just a reflection of the current situation. :)

u/DidymusJT — 3 months ago