Compared with RISC processors, CISC processors have some advantages for computationally intensive applications.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) processors are designed with a wide range of complex instructions aiming at reducing the number of instructions per program, potentially simplifying programming and using memory more efficiently. However, RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) processors, with their simpler and fewer instructions, can execute operations faster, especially in computationally intensive applications, due to their ability to execute instructions in fewer cycles on average. This makes RISC processors generally more efficient for such tasks, despite the perceived advantages of CISC's complex instruction set for programming convenience.

Compared with RISC Processors, CISC Processors Have Some Advantages for Computationally