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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoThe Risc Isa isn’t simple anymore. It has more instructions than a 90’s CISC CPU. Arm has 64 bit, 32bit and 16 bit (Thumb) instructions. The legacy 8-32bit Intel ISA doesn’t eat power if it isn’t used. It wastes a little silicon but it’s extremely tiny on modern CPU’s.
The Risc Isa isn’t simple anymore. It has more instructions than a 90’s CISC CPU.
Arm has 64 bit, 32bit and 16 bit (Thumb) instructions.
The legacy 8-32bit Intel ISA doesn’t eat power if it isn’t used. It wastes a little silicon but it’s extremely tiny on modern CPU’s.