Intel patents 'Software Defined Supercore' — increases single-thread performance and IPC by mimicking ultra-wide execution using multiple cores

Intel's Software Defined Supercore (SDC) lets multiple CPU cores fuse into a virtual high-performance core to boost single-thread speed without building wider physical cores.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-patents-software-defined-supercore-mimicking-ultra-wide-execution-using-multiple-cores

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