> 7654 3210
> MMMM EEEE
> 
> Where:
> 
> M is the 4 bit Mantissa, a value between 0/16 and 15/16
> E is the 4 bit Exponent, a value between 10^-15 and 10^0

If the value is normalised (bit 7 is 1 unless that would overflow the 
exponent): couldn't you just swap the nibbles and compare?

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