The final RISCs vs. CISCs – 3: The (anti-CISC) propaganda

In the previous article, the definitions of RISCs and CISCs were clearly and (hopefully) comprehensively…

The final RISCs vs. CISCs – 2: Definitions

After talking about abstraction levels, we come straight to the heart of the matter, which…

The final RISCs vs. CISCs – 1: Abstraction levels vs. benchmarks

By nature, we are predisposed to make comparisons as soon as we get the chance…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 8 – Conclusions

We are drawing to a close and I would like to take this opportunity to…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 7 – Possible improvements

With the implementation costs covered in the previous article, the observations and criticisms come to…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 6 – Implementation costs

Having discussed code density in the previous article, we now turn our thoughts to the…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 5 – Code density

With the analysis of the pros and cons of APX's features closed, we now move…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 4 – Advantages & flaws

Having finished reviewing all the new features of APX (with the last article analysing the…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 3 – New instructions

Having discussed the innovative features of APX, let us turn to the new instructions that…

APX: Intel’s new architecture – 2 – Innovations

After the first introductory article on APX, which also set out the format of the…

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