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micro-op cache

A store of already-decoded micro-ops, so a hot loop can skip the slow x86-64 decoders.

The micro-op cache (decoded stream buffer, op cache) holds decoded micro-ops keyed by instruction address, delivering them at higher bandwidth and lower power than the legacy decoders.

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