Difference between RISC and CISC?

[Bloodyvalley]

I don't get it

[manikyath]

there was a thread about this a bit ago, theres some info in there, i'll link you to the post i made.

[Levent]

there was a thread about this a bit ago, theres some info in there, i'll link you to the post i made.

hah I think you were to the who posted the information as well.

[Senzelian]

I don't get it

I've found something in German in ze interwebs!

So I'll roughly translate:

• RISC = Simple processing unit
• CISC = Complex processing unit

  An example for a RISC CPU would be a ARM CPU, which is found in Smartphones and Tablets.

  An example for a CISC CPU would be a desktop grade chip. For example an Intel CPU like the i3.

  But CISC and RISC are usually not used anymore as it seems. Modern CPUs don't work with those architectures anymore and a lot of desktop CPUs can actually use both.

Take all of this with a grain of salt. This is just a rough translation by me to give you a quick answer.

Source http://www.elektronik-kompendium.de/sites/com/0412281.htm

 

[manikyath]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440912-can-arm-go-faster-than-non-arm/#entry5909644

 

its basicly a REALLY dumbed down version of the differences, if you want to delve in deeper, i'd suggest looking into the wikipedia pages (linked in the same thread)

[Bloodyvalley]

 

What does it mean when you emphasize on hardware vs emphasizing on software?

Also, what's the difference between multi-clock functions and single-clock?

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

Post in the EEVBlog forums

[Theguywhobea]

One uses software to make up for hardware, one uses hardware to make up for software. There's a balancing act when you are developing computer based systems. RISC is designed to run on tight hardware restrictions and possibly low power systems, where as CISC can use simpler software but the hardware developer has to make a board than can function much more on it's own.