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A graphical comparison of RISC processors

A graphical comparison of RISC processors A graphical comparison o f RISC processors Margarita Esponda, Ra61 Rojas Institut f'tir Informatik - Fachbereich Mathematik Freie Universit~t Berlin esponda@inf.fu-berlin.de, roj as@inf.fu-berlin.de Abstract A graphical approach for the comparison of RISC processors is presented in this note. Kiviat graphs summarize some of the most relevant architectural parameters of RISC designs in a more appealing manner as tables of parameters. 1. I n t r o d u c t i o n When discussing RISC designs and the difference between RISC and CISC processors, it is often helpful to look at the different architectural parameters in a graphical form. Patterson and Hennessy [1990] include a table of characteristics of some common RISC engines and other authors have conducted similar surveys [Gimarc and Milutinovic 1987]. In this short note we summarize this information, as taken from several sources, and let the pictures speak by themselves. This graphical approach is very appealing for discussions about RISC and CISC processors and has been used with success in the classroom. We review some of the most important and popular RISC processors. Only the most relevant features of each design are summarized. We have drawn for each processor the corresponding Kiviat graph. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
0163-5964
DOI
10.1145/142880.142884
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A graphical comparison o f RISC processors Margarita Esponda, Ra61 Rojas Institut f'tir Informatik - Fachbereich Mathematik Freie Universit~t Berlin esponda@inf.fu-berlin.de, roj as@inf.fu-berlin.de Abstract A graphical approach for the comparison of RISC processors is presented in this note. Kiviat graphs summarize some of the most relevant architectural parameters of RISC designs in a more appealing manner as tables of parameters. 1. I n t r o d u c t i o n When discussing RISC designs and the difference between RISC and CISC processors, it is often helpful to look at the different architectural parameters in a graphical form. Patterson and Hennessy [1990] include a table of characteristics of some common RISC engines and other authors have conducted similar surveys [Gimarc and Milutinovic 1987]. In this short note we summarize this information, as taken from several sources, and let the pictures speak by themselves. This graphical approach is very appealing for discussions about RISC and CISC processors and has been used with success in the classroom. We review some of the most important and popular RISC processors. Only the most relevant features of each design are summarized. We have drawn for each processor the corresponding Kiviat graph.

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ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture NewsAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: Sep 1, 1992

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