You may have heard that x86 is RISC on the inside, but what does that mean exactly?

While an x86 CISC processor can be used for anything, it's not always the best choice. Simplified and highly integrated purpose-built RISC processors are improving efficiency and power in data centers ...

Try to investigate the differences between the x86 and ARM processor families (or x86 and the Apple M1), and you'll see the acronyms CISC and RISC. It's a common way to frame the discussion, but not a ...

I was just wanting to know if anyone can tell me if the new athlon mp and xp's are risc chips or if they went to cisc. I know the older AMD chips were all RISC, but not sure of the newer ones. When ...

Remember how I said that Moore’s Law is “the full-employment act for computer pundits”? In the smaller niche of microprocessor journalism, there used to be another topic that was always good for a ...