Why we don’t have 128 bit OS or CPUs?

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Why we don’t have 128 bit OS or CPUs?

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We have parts of the cpu operating at 128/256/512 bits

SSE/AVX/AVX512 work this wide.

It allows to process lots of 32/64bit data in parallel.

Also, we have 128/256/384 bit wide memory buses.

So we kinda have 128 or higher bit in parts of the cpu.

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