[ISL]

Isn't this architecture dependent?

It is hard to imagine the same performance on a Pentium Pro.

What is the right processor-independent measure for latencies like this? Number of clock-ticks? That seems flawed, too.

[_lbaq]

Sort of, it you have to have a 64 bit CPU.

Here is a more in-depth article on how it works, using pointer coloring.

https://www.programmersought.com/article/29543432001/