RISC-V is a free and open standard instruction set architecture based on reduced instruction set computer principles. Unlike proprietary ISAs such as x86 and ARM, RISC-V is described as "free and open
First Raven1 bring up ST28nm at Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) June 2012
RISC-V processor prototype, January 2013
Framework Laptop 13 containing DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC motherboard running Ubuntu 24.04, showing neofetch output
x86 is a family of complex instruction set computer instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel, based on the 8086 microprocessor and its 8-bit-external-bus variant, the 8088. The 8086
RISC-V
…free and open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. Unlike proprietary ISAs such as x86 and ARM, RISC-V is described as "free and open" because its specifications are released under permissive open-source licenses and can be implemented…
Am386, released by AMD in 1991
An Intel 386 with the 387 co-processor