Reduced instruction set computer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RISC
gptkbp:advantage lower power consumption
higher performance per watt
larger code size
more instructions for complex tasks
gptkbp:characteristic load/store architecture
fixed instruction length
simple instruction set
few addressing modes
gptkbp:contrastsWith CISC
gptkbp:developedBy 1970s
gptkbp:enables simpler hardware design
faster instruction execution
easier pipelining
gptkbp:firstDevelopedAt gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:focusesOn high performance
pipelining
simple instructions
register-to-register operations
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:ARMv8
gptkb:SPARCv9
gptkb:RISC-V
gptkb:MIPS32
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reduced instruction set computer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Von_Neumann_architecture
gptkb:Harvard_architecture
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:RISC-V_SiFive_processors
gptkb:SPARC_T-series
gptkb:MIPS_R4000
gptkb:IBM_POWER
gptkb:ARM_Cortex-A_series
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:complex_instruction_set_computer
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:John_Cocke
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:architecture
microprocessor design
compiler optimization
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ARM_architecture
gptkb:SPARC_architecture
gptkb:PowerPC_architecture
gptkb:RISC-V_architecture
MIPS architecture
embedded systems
supercomputers
mobile devices
servers
workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stanford_MIPS_project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7