Remarkably, the i960 as a solid RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture has its roots in Intel’s ill-fated extreme CISC architecture, the iAPX 432. As [Ken] describes in his ...

Both CISC and RISC architectures are widely used. See RISC. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

you would be more interested in learning and exploring the Instruction Set Architectures. Usually, we prefer Complex Instruction Set Computer, CISC for desktops/laptops, and Reduced Instruction Set ...

See TOPS and FLOPS. IPS cannot be used to compare different CPU architectures. For example, RISC CPUs require more instructions than CISC to accomplish the same task. In the past, MIPS has been ...