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by adgjlsfhk1 240 days ago
IMO there's plenty of reason to use Xoshiro over PCG. the quality differences between the best xoshiro and pcg differences are minimal (especially because most languages use a 256 bit state since it makes it easier to split/jump without worrying about duplicate streams), and Xoshiro generators tend to be easier to SIMD for when you need lots of random numbers.
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There are SIMD versions of PCG and most variants you find online aren’t SIMD.