I was just wanting to know if anyone can tell me if the new athlon mp and xp's are risc chips or if they went to cisc. I know the older AMD chips were all RISC, but not sure of the newer ones. When ...

For any Ars Technica readers who've been with us since 1998 and who fondly recall the "RISC vs. CISC" wars of yesteryear, I've got great news: the battle is back on. Here's a look at the new state of ...

If you want to buy a new CPU for your desktop PC these days, you're pretty much limited to AMD or Intel processors. But four decades ago, the CPU market was quite different and far more diverse, with ...