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		shaklee3 on Jan 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Which Machines Do Computer Architects Admire? (201... Alpha is also unique in that it's the only architecture that doesn't preserve data dependency ordering.

jcranmer on Jan 8, 2020 [–]

It's the only CPU architecture. I think many accelerators (e.g., GPUs) don't preserve it either.

shaklee3 on Jan 8, 2020 | [–]

I think by the definition I was using, data dependency ordering is preserving order on a single thread. All GPUs I'm aware of enforce this.

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