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RISC vs CISC

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Paper1980

The Case for the Reduced Instruction Set Computer

David A. Patterson & David R. Ditzel

Argues that complex instruction sets optimise for a compiler-writing convenience measurement does not support, and that simpler cores run real programs faster.

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Comments on 'The Case for the Reduced Instruction Set Computer'

Douglas W. Clark & William D. Strecker

Challenges Patterson and Ditzel's RISC case on its own evidence, arguing their comparison measured compiler quality and benchmark choice more than instruction-set complexity.

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The Case for the Reduced Instruction Set Computer

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