Interesting to see the gcc version gap between the targets. The x86_64 image shi...

brucehoult · 2026-03-10T04:03:09 1773115389

The RISC-V one has just never been touched since it was created in 2018.

> newer gcc versions have significantly better optimization passes

So what you're saying is that with a modern compiler RISC-V would win by even more?

TBH I doubt much has changed with register allocation on register-rich RISC ISAs since 2018. On i386, yeah, quite possible.