https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Integrated-Performance/Should-modern-IA-32-processors-classify-as-CISC-or-RISC/m-p/994389#M22767 <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>answer is simple - modern IA32 processors are of course CISC processors, butinside, on core level, they have some features whichcan be classified asRISC architecture.</DIV> <DIV>In any case, let's leaveclassification job for marketing people, engineers usually more interested with real features and how to use them to take all possibilities hardware can provide:)</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> Vladimir</DIV> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:05:08 GMT Vladimir_Dudnik 2005-03-10T21:05:08Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Integrated-Performance/Should-modern-IA-32-processors-classify-as-CISC-or-RISC/m-p/994388#M22766 <DIV> <DIV>It seems like modern IA-32 processors are more like a hybrid of RISC and CISC. But of all the text books I've read, IA-32 is classified as CISC processors. However, I can't find any official papers that state it clearly whether modern IA-32 processor, say Pentium 4, is a RISC processor or CISC processor.</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>I'm hoping thatany intel engineers herewould give me a definite answer to it. Thank you very much.</DIV></DIV> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:45:03 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Integrated-Performance/Should-modern-IA-32-processors-classify-as-CISC-or-RISC/m-p/994388#M22766 theprogrammer 2005-03-10T13:45:03Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Integrated-Performance/Should-modern-IA-32-processors-classify-as-CISC-or-RISC/m-p/994389#M22767 <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>answer is simple - modern IA32 processors are of course CISC processors, butinside, on core level, they have some features whichcan be classified asRISC architecture.</DIV> <DIV>In any case, let's leaveclassification job for marketing people, engineers usually more interested with real features and how to use them to take all possibilities hardware can provide:)</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> Vladimir</DIV> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:05:08 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Integrated-Performance/Should-modern-IA-32-processors-classify-as-CISC-or-RISC/m-p/994389#M22767 Vladimir_Dudnik 2005-03-10T21:05:08Z