Some would say that all x86 instructions are crazy, especially if you are accustomed to reduced instruction set computers. The x86, like other non-RISC processors, has everything but the kitchen sink.

Last week, Parallels released a new update that partially resolves this problem: Users of Parallels Desktop Pro 20.2.0 now have access to x86 operating systems via an "early technology preview" of ...

PCs and servers over the last few decades, and yet, we're starting to see a tangible shift towards something different. Arm ...

Explore the advantages, challenges, and global impact of RISC-V, the free architecture transforming IoT, HPC, and embedded ...

What’s more, these days your x86 CPU might really be a virtual machine ... to the relatively tiny list of the original 8086 instruction set (which is still in there, too). According to the ...

different instruction set architectures have been proprietary and incompatible with each other (except via emulation, which is like real-time translation between blueprint languages). The x86 and ...

Intel and AMD said several tech giants are backing their new effort to expand the ecosystem for the x86 instruction set architecture at the heart of their dueling CPU businesses. The Santa Clara ...

x86) in small batches and converts them to equivalent “target” instructions (MIPS, for example) for the actual processor it's running on. Rather than translate instructions one-by-one, Dynamite looks ...

Instructions built into x86, SPARC, ARM and other processors that speed up AES encryption and decryption. These specialized instructions also help to prevent attacks on the actual AES processing.

Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) is an extension to the x86 instruction set architecture (ISA) that adds hardware transactional memory support, speeding up the execution of multi ...

Also making the list are Intel and AMD who, despite their long-running rivalry, this week launched an initiative together to expand the ecosystem for the x86 instruction set architecture.

In a sit-down with PCWorld at CES, Bergey revealed that after achieving a lead in IPC (instructions per clock), Arm is now aggressively targeting higher operating ...