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[11] Mike Clark, AMD Zen Chief Architect

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What it is

Ian Cutress interviews Mike Clark, AMD's chief architect of Zen, about his career since the K5, how Zen began and how CPUs are designed. It also covers the future of AMD.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as a primary source from the architect of Zen, for example on how little the ISA matters compared to microarchitecture.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Check out this interview with the actual architect of Zen, Mike Clark.”

    Interview with Zen's architect on CPU development, Zen2 versus Zen3.

    paulmd, 2023-02 · Recommendation · in “Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller start a new semiconductor fab”

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Topics: amd zen, mike clark, cpu design, microarchitecture, ryzen

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