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{{Short description|Measure of a computer's processing speed}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} 
[[File:Computing efficiency, OWID.svg|thumb|400px|Computer processing efficiency, measured as the power needed per million instructions per second (watts per MIPS)]]

'''Instructions per second''' ('''IPS''') is a measure of a [[computer]]'s [[Central processing unit|processor]] speed. For [[complex instruction set computer]]s (CISCs), different [[Machine code|instructions]] take different amounts of time, so the value measured depends on the instruction mix; even for comparing processors in the same family the IPS measurement can be problematic. Many reported IPS values have represented "peak" execution rates on artificial instruction sequences with few [[Subroutine|branches]] and no [[Resource contention|cache contention]], whereas realistic workloads typically lead to significantly lower IPS values. [[Memory hierarchy]] also greatly affects processor performance, an issue barely considered in IPS calculations. Because of these problems, synthetic [[Benchmark (computing)|benchmarks]] such as [[Dhrystone]] are now generally used to estimate [[computer performance]] in commonly used applications, and raw IPS has fallen into disuse.

The term is commonly used in association with a [[metric prefix]] (k<!-- k (kilo) in lower case -->, M, G, T, P, or E) to form '''kilo instructions per second''' ('''kIPS'''), '''mega instructions per second''' ('''MIPS'''), '''giga instructions per second''' ('''GIPS''') and so on. Formerly '''TIPS''' was used occasionally for "thousand IPS".

==Computing==
IPS can be calculated using this equation:<ref name="en.community.dell.com">{{cite web|url=http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/high-performance-computing/w/wiki/2329.aspx|title=Technical Resources migrated from TechCenter - Dell US|first=Dell|last=US|website=en.community.dell.com|access-date=17 October 2016|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528065702/http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/high-performance-computing/w/wiki/2329.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

:<math>\text{IPS} = \text{sockets} \times \frac{\text{cores}}{\text{socket}} \times \text{clock} \times \frac{\text{Is}}{\text{cycle}}</math>

However, the instructions/cycle measurement depends on the instruction sequence, the data and external factors.

==Thousand instructions per second (TIPS/kIPS)==
Before standard benchmarks were available, average speed rating of computers was based on calculations for a mix of instructions with the results given in [[kilo-|kilo]] instructions per second (kIPS). The most famous was the '''Gibson Mix''',<ref>{{cite tech report
 |last=Gibson
 |first=J.C. 
 |year=1970
 |title=The Gibson Mix 
 |type=Technical Report TR 00.2043
 |institution=IBM Systems Development Division
 |location=Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
}}</ref> produced by Jack Clark Gibson of IBM for scientific applications in 1959. 
Other ratings, such as the ADP mix which does not include floating point operations,  were produced for commercial applications. The thousand instructions per second (kIPS) unit is rarely used today, as most current microprocessors can execute at least a million instructions per second.

===The Gibson Mix===
Gibson divided computer instructions into 12 classes, based on the [[IBM 704]] architecture, adding a 13th class to account for indexing time. Weights were primarily based on analysis of seven scientific programs run on the 704, with a small contribution from some [[IBM 650]] programs. The overall score was then the weighted sum of the average execution speed for instructions in each class.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/downloads/t148fm257|title=Computer Performance and Evaluation Utilizating the Resource Planing and Management System, Masters Thesis|first=Jimmie Lynn|last=Elliot|date=June 5, 1975|publisher=Oregon State University|access-date=March 21, 2021|chapter=Appendix E, The Gibson Mix by Jack C. Gibson|pages=88–92|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412011114/https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/downloads/t148fm257|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
! The Gibson Mix !! %
|-
| 1. Loads and Store  || 31.2
|-
| 2. Fixed Point Add and Subtract  || 6.1
|-
| 3. Compares || 3.8
|-
| 4. Branches || 16.6
|-
| 5. Floating Add and Subtract  || 6.9
|-
| 6. Floating Multiply || 3.8
|-
| 7. Floating Divide || 1.5
|-
| 8. Fixed Point Multiply || 0.6
|-
| 9. Fixed Point Divide || 0.2
|-
| 10. Shifting  || 4.4
|-
| 11. Logical, And, Or, etc. || 1.6
|-
| 12. Instructions Not Using Registers  || 5.3
|-
| 13. Indexing || 18
|-
|  || 
|-
| Total || 100
|}

== {{anchor|MIPS}} Millions of instructions per second (MIPS)==
{{distinguish|MIPS architecture}}
The speed of a given CPU depends on many factors, such as the type of instructions being executed, the execution order and the presence of branch instructions (problematic in CPU pipelines). CPU instruction rates are different from clock frequencies, usually reported in [[hertz|Hz]], as each instruction may require several clock cycles to complete or the processor may be capable of executing multiple independent instructions simultaneously. MIPS can be useful when comparing performance between processors made with similar architecture (e.g. Microchip branded microcontrollers), but they are difficult to compare between differing [[CPU architecture]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/enewsletterexclusive/9806p1.aspx|title=Don't be Misled by MIPS|author=Ted MacNeil|publisher=IBM magazine|access-date=2009-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723080942/http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/tipstechniques/systemsmanagement/Don-t-Be-Misled-By-MIPS/|archive-date=2012-07-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> This led to the term "Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed,"<ref>{{cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LqabAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22meaningless+indicator+of+processor+speed%22+book&pg=PT45
| title = System Performance Tuning
| page = 32
| date = 2002
| isbn = 9780596002848
| last1 = Musumeci
| first1 = Gian-Paolo D.
| last2 = Loukides
| first2 = Mike
| last3 = Loukides
| first3 = Michael Kosta
| publisher = "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
}}</ref> or less commonly, "Meaningless Indices of Performance," <ref>{{cite magazine
| url = https://archive.org/stream/PC-Mag-1987-11-24#page/n105/mode/2up
| title = The Best of Both Worlds: Mac II vs. IBM PS/2 Model 80
| page = 105
| date = November 24, 1987
| magazine = PC Magazine
}}</ref> being popular amongst technical people by the mid-1980s.

For this reason, MIPS has become not a measure of instruction execution speed, but task performance speed compared to a reference. In the late 1970s, minicomputer performance was compared using ''[[VAX]] MIPS'', where computers were measured on a task and their performance rated against the [[VAX-11#VAX-11/780|VAX-11/780]] that was marketed as a ''1 MIPS'' machine. (The measure was also known as the ''VAX Unit of Performance'' or '''VUP'''.) This was chosen because the 11/780 was roughly equivalent in performance to an [[IBM]] [[System/370]] model 158–3, which was commonly accepted in the computing industry as running at 1&nbsp;MIPS.

Many minicomputer performance claims were based on the [[Fortran]] version of the [[Whetstone (benchmark)|Whetstone benchmark]], giving Millions of Whetstone Instructions Per Second (MWIPS).   The VAX 11/780 with FPA (1977) runs at 1.02&nbsp;MWIPS.

Effective MIPS speeds are highly dependent on the programming language used. The Whetstone Report has a table showing MWIPS speeds of PCs via early interpreters and compilers up to modern languages. The first PC compiler was for [[BASIC]] (1982) when a 4.8&nbsp;MHz 8088/87 CPU obtained 0.01&nbsp;MWIPS. Results on a 2.4&nbsp;GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (1 CPU 2007) vary from 9.7&nbsp;MWIPS using BASIC Interpreter, 59&nbsp;MWIPS via BASIC Compiler, 347&nbsp;MWIPS using 1987 Fortran, 1,534&nbsp;MWIPS through HTML/Java to 2,403&nbsp;MWIPS using a modern [[C (programming language)|C]]/[[C++]] compiler.

For the most early [[8-bit computing|8-bit]] and [[16-bit computing|16-bit]] [[microprocessor]]s, performance was measured in [[1000 (number)|thousand]] instructions per second (1000&nbsp;kIPS = 1&nbsp;MIPS).

''zMIPS'' refers to the MIPS measure used internally by [[IBM]] to rate its [[Mainframe computer|mainframe]] servers ([[zSeries]], [[IBM System z9]], and [[IBM System z10]]).

''Weighted million operations per second (WMOPS)'' is a similar measurement, used for audio codecs.

==Timeline of instructions per second==
===CPU results===
<!-- uses sort template padded to 7 digits scaling speed in tenths of MIPs -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Processor / System
! data-sort-type="number" | Dhrystone MIPS or MIPS, and frequency
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle per core
! data-sort-type="number" | Year
!Source
|-
|[[UNIVAC I]]||0.002&nbsp;MIPS at 2.25&nbsp;MHz||0.0008||0.0008||1951||
<ref>{{cite book |title=US Steel News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2RMAQAAIAAJ |volume=15-20 |year=1950–1955 |publisher=Industrial Relations Department of The United States Steel Corporation of Delaware |page=29 }}</ref>
|-
|[[IBM 7030 Stretch|IBM 7030 ("Stretch")]]
|1.200 MIPS at 3.30&nbsp;MHz
|0.364
|0.364
|1961
|<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hm6LaufVKFEC&q=stretch+ibm+7030+1.2+mips&pg=PA406|title=Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing|last=Padua|first=David|date=2011-09-08|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9780387097657|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/IBM/Stretch/pdfs/05-16/102632634.pdf|title=Stretch Report|last=Meagher|first=R.E.|date=May 9, 1961|website=Computer History|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411220022/http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/IBM/Stretch/pdfs/05-16/102632634.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[CDC 6600]]
|10.00 MIPS at 10.00&nbsp;MHz
|1
|1
|1965
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/vs-cdc-6600.html|title=Control Data Corporation, CDC-6600 & 7600|website=ed-thelen.org|access-date=2017-05-25|archive-date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403020652/http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/vs-cdc-6600.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/control-data-6600-the-supercomputer-arri/184404102|title=Control Data 6600: The Supercomputer Arrives|work=Dr. Dobb's|access-date=2017-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605132007/http://www.drdobbs.com/control-data-6600-the-supercomputer-arri/184404102|archive-date=2017-06-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Intel 4004]]||0.092&nbsp;MIPS at 0.740&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||0.124||0.124||1971||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpushack.com/chippics/Intel/MCS4/IntelP4004.html|title=MCS4 > IntelP4004|website=www.cpushack.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094112/https://www.cpushack.com/chippics/Intel/MCS4/IntelP4004.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[IBM System/370|IBM System/370 Model 158]]||0.640&nbsp;MIPS at 8.696&nbsp;MHz||0.0736||0.0736||1972||<ref name=jcmit>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcmit.com/cpu-performance.htm|title=Cost of CPU Performance Through Time 1944-2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009144357/http://www.jcmit.com/cpu-performance.htm|archive-date=2014-10-09}}</ref>
|-
|[[Intel 8080]]||0.290&nbsp;MIPS at 2.000&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)
|0.145||0.145||1974||<ref name=intel>{{cite web|url=http://www.depi.itch.edu.mx/apacheco/asm/Intel_cpus.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424231244/http://www.depi.itch.edu.mx/apacheco/asm/Intel_cpus.htm |archive-date=2012-04-24|title=Intel Processors|date=24 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cray-1|Cray 1]]
|160.0 MIPS at 80.00&nbsp;MHz
|2
|2
|1975
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Electronic/Cray.html|title=History of Computers and Computing, Birth of the modern computer, Electronic computer, Cray computers of Seymour Cray|website=history-computer.com|access-date=2017-05-25|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108001252/http://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Electronic/Cray.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[MOS Technology 6502]]||0.430&nbsp;MIPS at 1.000&nbsp;MHz||0.43||0.43||1975||<ref name=retro>{{cite web|url=http://www.drolez.com/retro/|title=Lud's Open Source Corner|first=Ludovic|last=Drolez|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=9 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Intel 8080|Intel 8080A]]||0.435&nbsp;MIPS at 3.000&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)
|0.145||0.145||1976||<ref name=intel/>
|-
|[[Zilog Z80]]||0.580&nbsp;MIPS at 4.000&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)
|0.145||0.145||1976||<ref name=retro/>
|-
|[[Motorola 6800|Motorola 6802]]||0.500&nbsp;MIPS at 1.000&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1977||<ref name="m6802">2 [[cycles per instruction]] [http://www.andysarcade.de/data/electronics/components/6802_6808.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203173407/http://www.andysarcade.de/data/electronics/components/6802_6808.pdf|date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[IBM System/370|IBM System/370 Model 158-3]]||0.730&nbsp;MIPS at 8.696&nbsp;MHz||0.0839||0.0839||1977||<ref name=jcmit/>
|-
|[[VAX-11#VAX-11/780|VAX-11/780]]||1.000&nbsp;MIPS at 5.000&nbsp;MHz||0.2||0.2||1977||<ref name=jcmit/>
|-
|[[Motorola 6809]]||0.420 MIPS at 1.000&nbsp;MHz||0.42||0.42||1978||<ref name=retro/>
|-
|[[Intel 8086]]||0.330&nbsp;MIPS at 5.000&nbsp;MHz||0.066||0.066||1978||<ref name=intel/>
|-
|[[Fujitsu]] MB8843||2.000&nbsp;MIPS at 2.000&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||1||1||1978||<ref name="mb884x">1 [[Instructions per cycle|instruction per cycle]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111132/http://www.datasheetarchive.com/dlmain/Datasheets-112/DSAP0049295.pdf]</ref>
|-
|[[Intel 8088]]||0.750&nbsp;MIPS at 10.00&nbsp;MHz||0.075||0.075||1979||<ref name=intel/> {{verification failed|date=August 2024}}
|-
|[[Motorola 68000]]||1.400&nbsp;MIPS at 8.000&nbsp;MHz||0.175||0.175||1979||<ref name=retro/>
|-
|[[Zilog Z8000|Zilog Z8001/Z8002]]||1.5&nbsp;MIPS at 6&nbsp;MHz||0.25||0.25||1979||<ref name="z8000">4 [[cycles per instruction]] [http://maben.homeip.net/static/s100/zilog/z8000/Zilog%20Z8000%20reference%20manual.pdf#page=67] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609205112/http://maben.homeip.net/static/S100/zilog/z8000/Zilog%20Z8000%20reference%20manual.pdf|date=2015-06-09}} = 0.25 [[instructions per cycle]]</ref>
|-
|[[Intel MCS-48|Intel 8035/8039/8048]]||6&nbsp;MIPS at 6&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||1||1||1980||<ref name=i8035>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/bitsavers_inteldataSngleComponent8BitMicrocomputerDataSheet1_846962/8048_8035_HMOS_Single_Component_8-Bit_Microcomputer_DataSheet_1980|title=intel :: dataSheets :: 8048 8035 HMOS Single Component 8-Bit Microcomputer DataSheet 1980|year=1980}}</ref>
|-
|[[Fujitsu]] MB8843/MB8844||6&nbsp;MIPS at 6&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||1||1||1980||<ref name=mb884x/>
|-
|[[Zilog Z80|Zilog Z80/Z80H]]||1.16&nbsp;MIPS at 8&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)
|0.145||0.145||1981||<ref name=retro/><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219195401/http://www.cityofberwyn.com/simulation/gameHardware/G80ref1.20.txt |url=http://www.cityofberwyn.com/simulation/gameHardware/G80ref1.20.txt|archive-date=2012-02-19|title=Sega G80 Hardware Reference|date=25 October 1997}}</ref>
|-
|[[Motorola 6800|Motorola 6802]]||1.79&nbsp;MIPS at 3.58&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1981||<ref name=m6802/><ref name=m27>{{Cite web|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=735|title=System 16 – Irem M27 Hardware (Irem)|website=www.system16.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605123407/https://system16.com/hardware.php?id=735|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zilog Z8000|Zilog Z8001/Z8002B]]||2.5&nbsp;MIPS at 10&nbsp;MHz||0.25||0.25||1981||<ref name=z8000/>
|-
|[[MOS Technology 6502]]||2.522&nbsp;MIPS at 5.865&nbsp;MHz||0.43||0.43||1981||<ref name=retro/><ref name=m27/>
|-
|[[Intel 80286]]||1.28&nbsp;MIPS at 12&nbsp;MHz||0.107||0.107||1982||<ref name=jcmit/>
|-
|[[Motorola 68010]]||2.407&nbsp;MIPS at 12.5&nbsp;MHz||0.193||0.193||1982||<ref name="m68010">10% faster [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/68010/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154021/http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/68010/|date=6 October 2014}} than 68000 (0.175&nbsp;MIPS per MHz [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|date=9 March 2020}})</ref>
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|[[NEC V20]]||4&nbsp;MIPS at 8&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||0.5||0.5||1982||<ref name=v20>[http://www.ceibo.com/eng/datasheets/NEC-V20-V30-Users-Manual.pdf NEC V20/V30] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135029/http://www.ceibo.com/eng/datasheets/NEC-V20-V30-Users-Manual.pdf |date=6 October 2014 }}: "250 [[nanosecond]]s per instruction @ 8 MHz" means some fastest 2-clock register-register instructions only</ref>
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|[[Texas Instruments TMS320|Texas Instruments TMS32010]]||5&nbsp;MIPS at 20&nbsp;MHz||0.25||0.25||1983||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320ss16.pdf|title=TMS320C1x Digital Signal Processors|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111247/http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320ss16.pdf|archive-date=2014-10-06}}</ref>
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|[[NEC V30]]||5&nbsp;MIPS at 10&nbsp;MHz<br />(Not Dhrystone)||0.5||0.5||1983||<ref name=v20/>
|-
|[[Motorola 68020]]||4.848&nbsp;MIPS at 16&nbsp;MHz||0.303||0.303||1984||<ref name=mc68020>{{cite web|url=http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020|title=32-Bit Microprocessor-NXP|access-date=18 April 2013|archive-date=1 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101104152/http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Hitachi 6309|Hitachi HD63705]]||2&nbsp;MIPS at 2&nbsp;MHz||1||1||1985||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.hitachihyoron.com/pdf/1985/08/1985_08_05.pdf|title=ZTAT (ZeroTurnAroundTime) Microcomputers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006164550/http://digital.hitachihyoron.com/pdf/1985/08/1985_08_05.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.datasheetarchive.com/dlmain/Datasheets-13/DSA-246134.pdf |title=HD63705V0 ... – Datasheet Search Engine Download |website=www.datasheetarchive.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918053051/http://www.datasheetarchive.com/dlmain/Datasheets-13/DSA-246134.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[i386|Intel i386DX]]||2.15&nbsp;MIPS at 16&nbsp;MHz||0.134||0.134||1985||<ref name=jcmit/>
|-
|[[Motorola 68000|Hitachi-Motorola 68HC000]]||3.5&nbsp;MIPS at 20&nbsp;MHz||0.175||0.175||1985||<ref name=retro/>
|-
|[[Intel MCS-51|Intel 8751]]||1&nbsp;MIPS at 12&nbsp;MHz||0.083||0.083||1985||<ref>1 [[Instructions per cycle|instruction per cycle]] [http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/Intel/mXuwzsy.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826023359/http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/Intel/mXuwzsy.pdf|date=26 August 2016}}</ref>
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|[[WDC 65C816]] / [[Ricoh 5A22]]||0.22&nbsp;MIPS at 2.8&nbsp;MHz||0.08||0.08||1985||
|-
|[[ARM architecture family#ARM2|ARM2]]||4&nbsp;MIPS at 8&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1986||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/acorn/microarchitectures/arm2 |title=ARM2 – Microarchitectures – Acorn |website=Wikichip.org |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412010950/https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/acorn/microarchitectures/arm2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[R2000 microprocessor|Stanford MIPS R2000 / R2000A]]||8 / 9.8&nbsp;MIPS at 12.5&nbsp;MHz||0.64 - 0.78||0.64 - 0.78||1986 / 1988||<ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Personal IRIS - 4D-20 One-sheet |url=https://forums.sgi.sh/index.php?attachments/personal-iris-4d-20-one-sheet-pdf.2441/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DECstation 2100 |url=http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/alf/ds2100/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603121330/http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/alf/ds2100/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
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|[[MB86900|Sun SPARC / Fujitsu MB86900]]||10&nbsp;MIPS at 16.6&nbsp;MHz||0.6||0.6||1986||<ref>{{Cite book |last=Namjoo |first=M. |date=October 1988 |title=First 32-bit SPARC-based processors implemented in high-speed CMOS |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/25726 |website=IEEE Explore|pages=374–376 |doi=10.1109/ICCD.1988.25726 |isbn=0-8186-0872-2 }}</ref>
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|[[TMS34010|Texas Instruments TMS34010]]||6&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||0.12||0.12||1986||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzoEAAAAMBAJ|title=InfoWorld|date=23 January 1989|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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|[[NEC V70]]||6.6&nbsp;MIPS at 20&nbsp;MHz||0.33||0.33||1987||<ref name=ipsj>{{cite web| url=http://ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp/ej/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=59745&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=8| title=情報学広場：情報処理学会電子図書館| trans-title=Overview of 32-bit V-Series Microprocessor| author1=Yasuhiko Komoto| author2=Tatsuya Saito| author3=Kazumasa Mine| publisher=Advanced Products Department Microcomputer Division NEC Corporation| access-date=17 September 2014| archive-date=9 October 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009110356/https://ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp/ej/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=59745&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=8| url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Motorola 68030]]||9&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||0.36||0.36||1987||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KU7dCBpP7fsC|title=PC Mag|date=24 November 1987|publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=mc68030>{{cite web|url=http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68030|title=Enhanced 32-Bit Processor-NXP|access-date=18 April 2013|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006204732/http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68030|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[TRON project|Gmicro/200]]||10&nbsp;MIPS at 20&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1987||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tronvlsicpu.html|title=TRON VLSI CPU Introduction|website=tronweb.super-nova.co.jp|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217152616/http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/tronvlsicpu.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Texas Instruments TMS320|Texas Instruments TMS320C20]]||12.5&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1987||<ref name=racing>{{cite web|url=http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf|title=060 1987 Drivers Eyes + 1989 Winning Run|work=The history of racing games|date=June 2007|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001164723/http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Analog Devices]] [[Digital signal processor|ADSP-2100]]||12.5&nbsp;MIPS at 12.5&nbsp;MHz||1||1||1987||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.datasheetcatalog.com/info_redirect/datasheet/analogdevices/ADSP-2100KG.pdf.shtml|title=Analog Devices ADSP-2100KG datasheet pdf|website=www.datasheetcatalog.com|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Texas Instruments TMS320|Texas Instruments TMS320C25]]||25&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1987||<ref name=racing/>
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|[[i486|Intel i486DX]]||8.7&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||0.348||0.348||1989||<ref name=jcmit/>
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|[[NEC V80]]||16.5&nbsp;MIPS at 33&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1989||<ref name=ipsj/>
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|[[Intel i860]]||25&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||1||1||1989||<ref name=i860>{{cite web|url=http://alacron.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Inteli860_basedBusBoardsFT_200_VME&category=news|title=Intel i860-based Bus Boards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130625223553/http://alacron.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Inteli860_basedBusBoardsFT_200_VME&category=news|archive-date=2013-06-25}}</ref>
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|[[ARM3]]||12&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||0.5||0.5||1989||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/acorn/microarchitectures/arm3 |title=ARM3 – Microarchitectures – Acorn |website=Wikichip.org |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412010955/https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/acorn/microarchitectures/arm3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Motorola 68040]]||44&nbsp;MIPS at 40&nbsp;MHz||1.1||1.1||1990||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68040|title=(Including EC, LC, and V)-NXP|access-date=18 December 2010|archive-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304011635/http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68040|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Advanced Micro Devices|AMD]] [[Am386]]||9&nbsp;MIPS at 40&nbsp;MHz||0.225||0.225||1991||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sc0wyeolS8cC|title=Computerworld|first=I. D. G.|last=Enterprise|date=25 March 1991|publisher=IDG Enterprise|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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|[[i486|Intel i486DX]]||11.1&nbsp;MIPS at 33&nbsp;MHz||0.336||0.336||1991||<ref name=jcmit/>
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|[[Intel i860]]||50&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||1||1||1991||<ref name=i860/>
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|[[Intel DX2|Intel i486DX2]]||25.6&nbsp;MIPS at 66&nbsp;MHz||0.388||0.388||1992||<ref name=jcmit/>
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|[[Alpha 21064]] (EV4)||86&nbsp;MIPS at 150&nbsp;MHz||0.573||0.573||1992||<ref name=jcmit/>
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|[[Alpha 21064]] (EV4S/EV45)||135&nbsp;MIPS at 200&nbsp;MHz||0.675||0.675||1993||<ref name=jcmit/><ref>[ftp://137.208.3.70/pub/lib/info/dec/alpha-infosheet.ps.Z Digital's 21064 Microprocessor, Digital Equipment Corporation]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (c1992) accessdate=2009-08-29</ref>
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|[[R4000|MIPS R4400]]||85&nbsp;MIPS at 150&nbsp;MHz||0.567||0.567||1993||<ref name=magic/>
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|[[TRON project|Gmicro/500]]||132&nbsp;MIPS at 66&nbsp;MHz||2||2||1993||<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Gmicro/500 Superscalar Microprocessor with Branch Buffers|journal = IEEE Micro|first1=Kunio|last1=Uchiyama|first2=Fumio|last2=Arakawa|first3=Susumu|last3=Narita|first4=Hirokazu|last4=Aoki|first5=Ikuya|last5=Kawasaki|first6=Shigezumi|last6=Matsui|first7=Mitsuyoshi|last7=Yamamoto|first8=Norio|last8=Nakagawa|first9=Ikuo|last9=Kudo|date=1 September 1993|volume=13|issue=5|pages=12–22|doi=10.1109/40.237998|s2cid = 30178249}}</ref>
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|[[PowerPC 601|IBM-Motorola PowerPC 601]]||157.7&nbsp;MIPS at 80&nbsp;MHz||1.971||1.971||1993||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netlib.org/performance/html/dhrystone.data.col0.html|title=dhrystone|website=www.netlib.org|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=23 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723012801/https://www.netlib.org/performance/html/dhrystone.data.col0.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM7]]||40&nbsp;MIPS at 45&nbsp;MHz||0.889||0.889||1994||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.segatech.com/technical/saturnspecs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030301001846/http://www.segatech.com/technical/saturnspecs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-03-01 |title=DCTP – Saturn Specifications}}</ref>
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|[[Intel DX4]]||70&nbsp;MIPS at 100&nbsp;MHz||0.7||0.7||1994||<ref name=intel/>
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|[[Motorola 68060]]||110&nbsp;MIPS at 75&nbsp;MHz||1.33||1.33||1994||
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|[[Pentium (original)|Intel Pentium]]||188&nbsp;MIPS at 100&nbsp;MHz||1.88||1.88||1994||<ref name="autogenerated0">{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2004/Sandra-CPU-Dhrystone,449.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205075133/http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2004/Sandra-CPU-Dhrystone,449.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-05|title=Charts, benchmarks CPU Charts 2004, Sandra – CPU Dhrystone}}</ref>
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|[[PIC microcontroller|Microchip PIC16F]]||5&nbsp;MIPS at 20&nbsp;MHz||0.25||0.25||1995||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en010230|title=PIC16F84A – 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=8 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908100537/http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en010230|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[PowerPC 603e|IBM-Motorola PowerPC 603e]]||188&nbsp;MIPS at 133&nbsp;MHz||1.414||1.414||1995||<ref name=603e>{{cite web|url=http://www.fermimn.gov.it/inform/materiali/evarchi/motorola/603e_fs.pdf|title=Motorola Power PC 603 E Microprocessor|access-date=2014-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918010118/http://www.fermimn.gov.it/inform/materiali/evarchi/motorola/603e_fs.pdf|archive-date=2014-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Acorn Network Computer|ARM 7500FE]]||35.9&nbsp;MIPS at 40&nbsp;MHz||0.9||0.9||1996||
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|[[PowerPC 603ev|IBM-Motorola PowerPC 603ev]]||423&nbsp;MIPS at 300&nbsp;MHz||1.41||1.41||1996||<ref name=603e/>
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|[[Pentium Pro|Intel Pentium Pro]]||541&nbsp;MIPS at 200&nbsp;MHz||2.7||2.7||1996||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sisoftware.co.uk/|title=SiSoftware – Windows, Android, GPGPU, CUDA, OpenCL, analysers, diagnostic and benchmarking apps|date=23 April 2023|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903123026/https://www.sisoftware.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[SuperH|Hitachi SH-4]]||360&nbsp;MIPS at 200&nbsp;MHz||1.8||1.8||1997||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.segatech.com/technical/cpu/|title=DCTP – Hitachi's 200 MHz SH-4|access-date=2014-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211115813/http://www.segatech.com/technical/cpu/|archive-date=2014-12-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.segatech.com/archives/january1998.html |title=DCTP – January 1998 News Archives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305063757/http://www.segatech.com/archives/january1998.html |archive-date=2016-03-05 }}</ref>
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|[[PowerPC 750|IBM-Motorola PowerPC 750]]||525&nbsp;MIPS at 233&nbsp;MHz||2.3||2.3||1997||
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|[[Zilog eZ80]]||80&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||1.6||1.6||1999||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_3751/ai_55817127 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525013958/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CGN/is_3751/ai_55817127 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-25 |work=[[Computergram International]] |title=Zilog Sees New Lease of Life for Z80 in Internet Appliances |year=1999 }}</ref>
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|[[Pentium III|Intel Pentium III]]||2,054&nbsp;MIPS at 600&nbsp;MHz||3.4||3.4||1999||<ref name="autogenerated0" />
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|[[PowerQUICC|Freescale MPC8272]]||760&nbsp;MIPS at 400&nbsp;MHz||1.9||1.9||2000||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freescale.com/files/netcomm/doc/fact_sheet/MPC8272FAMFS.pdf|title=Freescale Semiconductor – MPC8272 PowerQUICC II Processor Family|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-date=2012-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218191405/http://www.freescale.com/files/netcomm/doc/fact_sheet/MPC8272FAMFS.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Athlon#K7 design and development|AMD Athlon]]||3,561&nbsp;MIPS at 1.2&nbsp;GHz||3.0||3.0||2000||
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|[[ZISC|Silicon Recognition ZISC 78]]||8,600&nbsp;MIPS at 33&nbsp;MHz||260.6||260.6||2000||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.datasheetarchive.com/ZISC78-datasheet.html|title=ZISC78 datasheet & application notes – Datasheet Archive|website=www.datasheetarchive.com|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref>
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|[[ARM11]]||515&nbsp;MIPS at 412&nbsp;MHz||1.25||1.25||2002||<ref name="anandtech.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4991/arms-cortex-a7-bringing-cheaper-dualcore-more-power-efficient-highend-devices|title=ARM's Cortex A7: Bringing Cheaper Dual-Core & More Power Efficient High-End Devices|first=Anand Lal|last=Shimpi|access-date=19 October 2011|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105142208/http://www.anandtech.com/show/4991/arms-cortex-a7-bringing-cheaper-dualcore-more-power-efficient-highend-devices|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[AMD Athlon XP|AMD Athlon XP 2500+]]||7,527&nbsp;MIPS at 1.83&nbsp;GHz||4.1||4.1||2003||<ref name="autogenerated0" />
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|[[Pentium 4|Pentium 4 Extreme Edition]]||9,726&nbsp;MIPS at 3.2&nbsp;GHz||3.0||3.0||2003||
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|[[PIC microcontroller|Microchip PIC10F]]||1&nbsp;MIPS at 4&nbsp;MHz||0.25||0.25||2004||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en019863|title=PIC10F200 – 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=10 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210234721/http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en019863|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2018&mcparam=en020144|title=Microchip Redirect|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121958/http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2018&mcparam=en020144|archive-date=2014-10-06}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-M3]]||125&nbsp;MIPS at 100&nbsp;MHz||1.25||1.25||2004||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.arm.com/Processors/Cortex-M3|title=Cortex-M3|website=developer.arm.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609082709/https://developer.arm.com/Processors/Cortex-M3|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Nios II]]||190&nbsp;MIPS at 165&nbsp;MHz||1.13||1.13||2004||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/fpga-documentation-index.html|title=FPGA Documentation Index|website=Intel|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094111/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/fpga-documentation-index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[MIPS architecture|MIPS32 4KEc]]||356&nbsp;MIPS at 233&nbsp;MHz||1.5||1.5||2004||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design-reuse.com/news/8544/mips-architecture-enabling-list-mobile-processors.html|title=MIPS Architecture Enabling Growing List of Mobile Application Processors|website=Design And Reuse|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094111/https://www.design-reuse.com/news/8544/mips-architecture-enabling-list-mobile-processors.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[VIA C7]]||1,799&nbsp;MIPS at 1.3&nbsp;GHz||1.4||1.4||2005||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/pico-itx/?page=6|title=mini-itx.com – epia px 10000 review|website=www.mini-itx.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094110/https://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/pico-itx/?page=6|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM architecture family|ARM Cortex-A8]]||2,000&nbsp;MIPS at 1.0&nbsp;GHz||2.0||2.0||2005||<ref name="ARM_Cortex-A_Comparison">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arm.com/products/silicon-ip-cpu|title=Microprocessor Cores and Processor Technology – Arm®|first=Arm|last=Ltd|website=Arm &#124; The Architecture for the Digital World|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094113/https://www.arm.com/products/silicon-ip-cpu|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Athlon 64|AMD Athlon FX-57]]||12,000&nbsp;MIPS at 2.8&nbsp;GHz||4.3||4.3||2005||
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|[[Athlon 64 X2|AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2]] (2-core)||14,564&nbsp;MIPS at 2.0&nbsp;GHz||7.3||3.6||2005||<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2007/Synthetic-SiSoft-Sandra-XI-CPU,333.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204130212/http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2007/Synthetic-SiSoft-Sandra-XI-CPU,333.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-04|title=Charts, benchmarks CPU Charts 2007, Synthetic SiSoft Sandra XI CPU}}</ref>
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|[[PowerPC G4|PowerPC G4 MPC7448]]||3,910&nbsp;MIPS at 1.7&nbsp;GHz||2.3||2.3||2005||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/power-architecture/integrated-host-processors/risc-microprocessor:MPC7448|title=RISC Microprocessor|website=www.nxp.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610011705/https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/power-architecture/integrated-host-processors/risc-microprocessor:MPC7448|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex|ARM Cortex-R4]]||450&nbsp;MIPS at 270&nbsp;MHz||1.66||1.66||2006||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.arm.com/Processors/Cortex-R4|title=Cortex-R4|website=developer.arm.com|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref>
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|[[MIPS architecture|MIPS32 24K]]||604&nbsp;MIPS at 400&nbsp;MHz||1.51||1.51||2006||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mips.com/products/cores/32-64-bit-cores/mips32-24k/|title=24K|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=14 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514104549/http://www.mips.com/products/cores/32-64-bit-cores/mips32-24k/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Cell (microprocessor)|PS3 Cell BE]] ([[Cell (microprocessor)#Power Processor Element|PPE]] only)||10,240&nbsp;MIPS at 3.2&nbsp;GHz||3.2||3.2||2006||
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|IBM [[Xenon (processor)|Xenon CPU]] (3-core)||19,200&nbsp;MIPS at 3.2&nbsp;GHz||6.0||2.0||2005||
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|[[Athlon 64 X2|AMD Athlon FX-60]] (2-core)||18,938&nbsp;MIPS at 2.6&nbsp;GHz||7.3||3.6||2006||<ref name="autogenerated1" />
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|[[Intel Core#Core 2 Extreme|Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800]] (2-core)||27,079&nbsp;MIPS at 2.93&nbsp;GHz||9.2||4.6||2006||<ref name="autogenerated1" />
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|[[Intel Core#Core 2 Extreme|Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700]] (4-core)||49,161&nbsp;MIPS at 2.66&nbsp;GHz||18.4||4.6||2006||<ref name="tomshardware.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/archive|title=All content Archive &#124; June 2023|website=Tom's Hardware|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094111/https://www.tomshardware.com/archive|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[MIPS architecture|MIPS64 20Kc]]||1,370&nbsp;MIPS at 600&nbsp;MHz||2.3||2.3||2007||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.design-reuse.com/sip/provider.php|title=Semiconductor IP Cores Companies|website=www.design-reuse.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094112/https://www.design-reuse.com/sip/provider.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[PWRficient|P.A. Semi PA6T-1682M]]||8,800&nbsp;MIPS at 1.8&nbsp;GHz||4.4||4.4||2007||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4069313/Startup-takes-PowerPC-to-25-W |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121231507/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4069313/Startup-takes-PowerPC-to-25-W |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 January 2013 |title=Startup takes PowerPC to 25 W |author=Merritt, Rick |publisher=[[UBM plc|UBM Tech]] |work=[[EE Times]] |date=5 February 2007 |access-date=20 November 2012 }}</ref>
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|[[Qualcomm Snapdragon|Qualcomm Scorpion (Cortex A8-like)]]||2,100&nbsp;MIPS at 1&nbsp;GHz||2.1||2.1||2008||<ref name="anandtech.com" />
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|[[Intel Atom|Intel Atom N270]]||3,846&nbsp;MIPS at 1.6&nbsp;GHz||2.4||2.4||2008||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocworkbench.com/2008/ecs/ECS_945GCT-D_Atom_board/b1.htm|title=Benchmarks of ECS 945GCT-D with Intel Atom 1.6GHz|website=www.ocworkbench.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005085304/http://www.ocworkbench.com/2008/ecs/ECS_945GCT-D_Atom_board/b1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Intel Core 2 Extreme|Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770]] (4-core)||59,455&nbsp;MIPS at 3.2&nbsp;GHz||18.6||4.6||2008||<ref name="tomshardware.com"/>
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|[[Intel Core i7|Intel Core i7 920]] (4-core)||82,300&nbsp;MIPS at 2.93&nbsp;GHz||28.089||7.022||2008||<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-2010/ALU-Performance-SiSoftware-Sandra-2010-Pro-ALU,2408.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204153332/http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-2010/ALU-Performance-SiSoftware-Sandra-2010-Pro-ALU,2408.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-04|title=Charts, benchmarks Desktop CPU Charts 2010, ALU Performance: SiSoftware Sandra 2010 Pro (ALU)}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-M0]]||45&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||0.9||0.9||2009||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.arm.com/Processors/Cortex-M0|title=Cortex-M0|website=developer.arm.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711074754/https://developer.arm.com/Processors/Cortex-M0|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex|ARM Cortex-A9]] (2-core)||7,500&nbsp;MIPS at 1.5&nbsp;GHz||5.0||2.5||2009||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eeejournal.com/2009/12/arm11-vs-cortex-a8-vs-cortex-a9.html|title=EEE Journal: ARM11 vs Cortex A8 vs Cortex A9 – Netbooks processors EEE PC, MSI Wind, HP, Acer Aspire, ARM Cortex vs Intel Atom|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103301/http://www.eeejournal.com/2009/12/arm11-vs-cortex-a8-vs-cortex-a9.html|archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref>
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|[[Phenom (processor)|AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition]]||42,820&nbsp;MIPS at 3.0&nbsp;GHz||14.3||3.5||2009||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3579940&postcount=513|title=The Phenom II List of Overclocks – Page 21|access-date=2009-01-15|archive-date=2009-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404020052/http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3579940&postcount=513|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore|ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad core)]]||35,000 MIPS at 2.5 GHz||14.0||3.5||2010||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a15.php|title=Cortex-A15 Processor – ARM}}</ref>
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|[[Phenom II|AMD Phenom II X6 1100T]]||78,440&nbsp;MIPS at 3.3&nbsp;GHz||23.7||3.9||2010||<ref name="autogenerated2" />
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|[[Gulftown (microprocessor)|Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X]] (6-core)||147,600&nbsp;MIPS at 3.33&nbsp;GHz||44.7||7.46||2010||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_980x_gulftown/4|title=OC3D :: Review :: Intel 980x Gulftown :: Synthetic Benchmarks|date=12 March 2010|access-date=16 March 2010|archive-date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720062355/http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_980x_gulftown/4|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[List of ARM microprocessor cores|ARM Cortex A5]]||1,256&nbsp;MIPS at 800&nbsp;MHz||1.57||1.57||2011||<ref name="ARM_Cortex-A_Comparison" />
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|[[List of ARM microprocessor cores|ARM Cortex A7]]||2,850&nbsp;MIPS at 1.5&nbsp;GHz||1.9||1.9||2011||<ref name="anandtech.com" />
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|[[Qualcomm Snapdragon|Qualcomm Krait (Cortex A15-like, 2-core)]]||9,900&nbsp;MIPS at 1.5&nbsp;GHz||6.6||3.3||2011||<ref name="anandtech.com" />
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|[[AMD E-350]] (2-core)||10,000&nbsp;MIPS at 1.6&nbsp;GHz||6.25||3.125||2011||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asrock-e350m1-amd-brazos-zacate-apu,2840-10.html|title=Benchmark Results: Sandra 2011 – ASRock's E350M1: AMD's Brazos Platform Hits The Desktop First|date=14 January 2011|access-date=11 October 2011|archive-date=6 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906034927/http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asrock-e350m1-amd-brazos-zacate-apu,2840-10.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tegra 3|Nvidia Tegra 3]] (Quad core [[ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore|Cortex-A9]])||13,800&nbsp;MIPS at 1.5&nbsp;GHz||9.2||2.5||2011||
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|[[Exynos|Samsung Exynos 5250]] (Cortex-A15-like 2-core)||14,000&nbsp;MIPS at 2.0&nbsp;GHz||7.0||3.5||2011||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/news_11.html|title=Samsung Semiconductor Global Official Website|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-date=11 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011154845/http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/news_11.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors|Intel Core i5]]-[[Sandy Bridge|2500K]] (4-core)||83,000&nbsp;MIPS at 3.3&nbsp;GHz||25.152||6.288||2011||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_2500k_and_core_i7_2600k_review,1.html|title=Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K review|website=Guru3D.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094114/https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_2500k_and_core_i7_2600k_review,1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Lynnfield (microprocessor)|Intel Core i7 875K]]||92,100&nbsp;MIPS at 2.93&nbsp;GHz||31.4||7.85||2011||<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
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|[[Bulldozer (microarchitecture)|AMD FX-8150]] (8-core)||90,749&nbsp;MIPS at 3.6&nbsp;GHz||25.2||3.15||2011||<ref name="cpu-world.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpu-world.com/benchmarks/browse/910_80,965_61,993_80,1035_96/?c_test=6&PROCESS=Show+Selected|title=Test: Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) for i7-4770K, i7-3770K, FX-8350, FX-8150|website=www.cpu-world.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094111/https://www.cpu-world.com/benchmarks/browse/910_80,965_61,993_80,1035_96/?c_test=6&PROCESS=Show+Selected|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Sandy Bridge|Intel Core i7 2600K]] (4-core)||117,160&nbsp;MIPS at 3.4&nbsp;GHz||34.45||8.61||2011||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-990x-extreme-edition-gulftown,2874-6.html|title=Benchmark Results: SiSoftware Sandra 2011 – The Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor Review|date=25 February 2011|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-date=28 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228174952/http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-990x-extreme-edition-gulftown,2874-6.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Sandy Bridge|Intel Core i7-3960X (6-core)]]||176,170&nbsp;MIPS at 3.3&nbsp;GHz||53.38||8.89||2011||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/14/intel_core_i73960x_sandy_bridge_e_processor_review/4|title=HardOCP – Synthetic Benchmarks|access-date=2011-11-14|archive-date=2011-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116213433/http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/14/intel_core_i73960x_sandy_bridge_e_processor_review/4|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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||AMD FX-8350 (8-core)||97,125&nbsp;MIPS at 4.2&nbsp;GHz||23.1||2.9||2012||<ref name="cpu-world.com"/><ref name="versus.com">{{Cite web|url=https://versus.com/en/amd-fx-8350-black-edition-vs-intel-core-i7-4770k|title=AMD FX-8350 Black Edition vs Intel Core i7-4770K: What is the difference?|website=Versus|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094111/https://versus.com/en/amd-fx-8350-black-edition-vs-intel-core-i7-4770k|url-status=live}}</ref>
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||AMD FX-9590 (8-core)||115,625&nbsp;MIPS at 5.0&nbsp;GHz||23.1||2.9||2012||<ref name="autogenerated2" />
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|[[Ivy Bridge (microarchitecture)|Intel Core i7 3770K (4-core)]]||106,924&nbsp;MIPS at 3.9&nbsp;GHz||27.4||6.9||2012||<ref name="cpu-world.com"/>
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|[[Haswell (microarchitecture)|Intel Core i7 4770K (4-core)]]||133,740&nbsp;MIPS at 3.9&nbsp;GHz||34.29||8.57||2013||<ref name="cpu-world.com"/><ref name="versus.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-Desktop-Processor.93553.0.html|title=Intel Core i7-4770K Desktop Processor|website=Notebookcheck|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=29 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629094112/https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-Desktop-Processor.93553.0.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Haswell (microarchitecture)|Intel Core i7 5960X (8-core)]]||298,190&nbsp;MIPS at 3.5&nbsp;GHz||85.2||10.65||2014||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techgage.com/print/core-i7-5960x-extreme-edition-review-intels-overdue-desktop-8-core-is-here/|title=Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition Review: Intel's Overdue Desktop 8-Core Is Here|date=August 29, 2014|author=Rob Williams|work=Techgage|access-date=6 December 2014|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222225531/http://techgage.com/print/core-i7-5960x-extreme-edition-review-intels-overdue-desktop-8-core-is-here/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Broadwell (microarchitecture)|Intel Core i7 6950X (10-core)]]||320,440&nbsp;MIPS at 3.5&nbsp;GHz||91.55||9.16||2016||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7_extreme_edition_broadwell_e_cpu/5.htm|title=Intel Core I7 6950X Extreme Edition Broadwell-E CPU Review|date=May 30, 2016|author=ccokeman|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322031017/https://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_core_i7_extreme_edition_broadwell_e_cpu/5.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-A73|ARM Cortex A73]] (4-core)
|71,120 MIPS at 2.8&nbsp;GHz
|25.4
|6.35
|2016
|
|-
|[[ARM Cortex-A75|ARM Cortex A75]]
|{{dunno}}
|{{dunno}}
|8.2-9.5
|2017
|<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://users.nik.uni-obuda.hu/sima/letoltes/Processor_families_Knowledge_Base_2019/ARM_processors_lecture_2018_12_02.pdf|title=ARM's processor lines|date=November 2018|website=uni-obuda.hu|author=Dezső Sima|access-date=29 June 2023|archive-date=10 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510175913/https://users.nik.uni-obuda.hu/sima/letoltes/Processor_families_Knowledge_Base_2019/ARM_processors_lecture_2018_12_02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-A76|ARM Cortex A76]]
|{{dunno}}
|{{dunno}}
|10.7-12.4
|2018
|<ref name=":0" />
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|[[ARM Cortex-A53|ARM Cortex A53]]
|2,300 MIPS at 1&nbsp;GHz
|2.3
|2.3
|2012
|<ref name="elearning.unicampania.it">{{cite web|url=https://elearning.unicampania.it/pluginfile.php/65623/mod_folder/content/0/ARM_organization_part2.pdf|title=Overview of ARM's Cortex-A series|website=elearning.unicampania.it|access-date=29 June 2023|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224024851/https://elearning.unicampania.it/pluginfile.php/65623/mod_folder/content/0/ARM_organization_part2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[ARM Cortex-A35|ARM Cortex A35]]
|2,100 MIPS at 1&nbsp;GHz
|2.1
|2.1
|2015
|<ref name="elearning.unicampania.it"/>
|-
|[[ARM Cortex-A72|ARM Cortex A72]]
|15,750 to 18,375 at 2.5&nbsp;GHz
|6.3 to 7.35
|6.3 to 7.35
|2015
|<ref name="elearning.unicampania.it"/>
|-
|[[ARM Cortex-A57|ARM Cortex A57]]
|10,250 to 11,750 at 2.5&nbsp;GHz
|4.1 to 4.7
|4.1 to 4.7
|2012
|<ref name="elearning.unicampania.it"/>
|-
|[[Texas Instruments Sitara AM64x|Sitara AM64x ARM Cortex A53]] (2-core)
|5,992 MIPS at 1&nbsp;GHz
|6
|3
|2021
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ti.com/lit/an/spracv1a/spracv1a.pdf|title=Application note. Sitara™AM64x /AM243x Benchmarks|website=ti.com|access-date=29 June 2023|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128202214/https://www.ti.com/lit/an/spracv1a/spracv1a.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Ryzen|AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (8-core)]]||304,510&nbsp;MIPS at 3.7&nbsp;GHz|| 82.3 || 10.29 ||2017||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hothardware.com/gallery/Article/2588?image=big_ryzen-1800x-san-cpu.jpg&tag=popup|title=AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, And 1700 Review And Benchmarks: Zen Brings The Fight Back To Intel|first=Marco|last=Chiappetta|publisher=HotHardware|date=2017-03-02|access-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305194708/http://hothardware.com/gallery/Article/2588?image=big_ryzen-1800x-san-cpu.jpg&tag=popup|archive-date=2017-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Coffee Lake|Intel Core i7-8086K (6-core)]]||221,720&nbsp;MIPS at 5.0&nbsp;GHz|| 44.34 || 7.39 ||2018||<ref>{{cite web |title=Details for Component Intel Core i7-8086K |url=https://ranker.sisoftware.co.uk/show_device.php?q=c9a598d1bfcbaec2e2a1cebcd9f990a78ab282ba8cc7e186bb8baddfe2d2f49da091b7dfe2d7f189b485a3c6a39eae88fbc6f6&l=en |website=SiSoftware Official Live Ranker}}</ref>
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|[[Coffee Lake|Intel Core i9-9900K]] (8-core) ||412,090&nbsp;MIPS at 4.7&nbsp;GHz|| 87.68 || 10.96 ||2018||<ref name="HotHardware_Ryzen3950X" />
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|[[Ryzen|AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (16-core)]]||749,070&nbsp;MIPS at 4.6&nbsp;GHz|| 162.84 || 10.18 ||2019||<ref name="HotHardware_Ryzen3950X">{{cite web|author1=Marco Chiappetta|title=AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review: A 16-Core Zen 2 Powerhouse|url=https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-3950x-zen-2-review?page=2|publisher=HotHardware|date=14 November 2019|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306103204/https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-3950x-zen-2-review?page=2|archive-date=6 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Ryzen|AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (64 core)]]||2,356,230&nbsp;MIPS at 4.35&nbsp;GHz|| 541.66 || 8.46 ||2020||<ref>{{cite web|author1=Marco Chiappetta|title=AMD Threadripper 3990X Review: A 64-Core Multithreaded Beast Unleashed|url=https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-cpu-review?page=3|publisher=HotHardware|date=7 February 2020|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318200417/https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-cpu-review?page=3|archive-date=18 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Rocket Lake|Intel Core i5-11600K]] (6-core) ||346,350&nbsp;MIPS at 4.92&nbsp;GHz|| 57.72 || 11.73||2021||<ref>{{cite web|title=Intel Core i9-11900K And i5-11600K Review: Rocket Lake-S Liftoff|first=Marco|last=Chiappetta|publisher=HotHardware|date=2021-03-30|url=https://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-11900k-core-i5-11600k-rocket-lake-s-review?page=2|access-date=13 June 2023|archive-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001224/https://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-11900k-core-i5-11600k-rocket-lake-s-review?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!Processor / System
! data-sort-type="number" | Dhrystone MIPS / MIPS
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle per core
! data-sort-type="number" | Year
!Source
|}

===Multi-CPU cluster results===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Processor / System
! data-sort-type="number" | Dhrystone MIPS or MIPS, and frequency
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle per core
! data-sort-type="number" | Year
!Source
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|[[Supercomputing in Japan|LINKS-1 Computer Graphics System]] (257-processor)||642.5&nbsp;MIPS at 10&nbsp;MHz||2.5||0.25||1982||<ref>LINKS-1 Computer Graphics System: 257× Zilog Z8001 [http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/other/0013.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507000313/http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en/computer/other/0013.html|date=7 May 2017}} at 10 MHz [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Z800x/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006155028/http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Z800x/|date=6 October 2014}} (2.5&nbsp;MIPS [http://maben.homeip.net/static/s100/zilog/z8000/Zilog%20Z8000%20reference%20manual.pdf#page=67] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609205112/http://maben.homeip.net/static/S100/zilog/z8000/Zilog%20Z8000%20reference%20manual.pdf|date=2015-06-09}}) each</ref>
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|[[Sega System 16]] (4-processor)||16.33&nbsp;MIPS at 10&nbsp;MHz||4.083||1.020||1985||<ref>Sega System 16: Hitachi-Motorola 68000 @ 10 MHz (1.75&nbsp;MIPS), NEC-Zilog Z80 @ 4 MHz (0.58&nbsp;MIPS) [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=695] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421211049/http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=695|date=21 April 2016}} [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|date=9 March 2020}}, Intel 8751 @ 8 MHz [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=695]  (8&nbsp;MIPS [http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/Intel/mXuwzsy.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826023359/http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/Intel/mXuwzsy.pdf|date=26 August 2016}}), Intel 8048 @ 6 MHz {{cite web |title=Sega Pre-System 16 hardware notes |url=http://cgfm2.emuviews.com/txt/p16tech.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125154636/http://cgfm2.emuviews.com/txt/p16tech.txt |archive-date=2016-01-25 |access-date=2016-08-08}} (6&nbsp;MIPS [https://archive.org/stream/bitsavers_inteldataSngleComponent8BitMicrocomputerDataSheet1_846962/8048_8035_HMOS_Single_Component_8-Bit_Microcomputer_DataSheet_1980])</ref>
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|[[Namco System 21]] (10-processor)||73.927&nbsp;MIPS at 25&nbsp;MHz||2.957||0.296||1988||<ref>Namco System 21 hardware: 5× Texas Instruments TMS320C20 @ 25 MHz (62.5&nbsp;MIPS [http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001164723/http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf|date=1 October 2014}}), 2× Motorola 68000 @ 12.288 MHz [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=536] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518005344/http://system16.com/hardware.php?id=536|date=18 May 2015}} (4.301&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|date=9 March 2020}}), Motorola 68020 [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=536]  @ 12.5 MHz (3.788&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101104152/http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020|date=1 November 2012}}), Hitachi HD63705 @ 2.048 MHz [https://archive.today/20141121115057/https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/namcos21.c] (2.048&nbsp;MIPS [https://web.archive.org/web/20140918053051/http://www.datasheetarchive.com/dlmain/Datasheets-13/DSA-246134.pdf]), Motorola 6809 @ 3.072 MHz [https://archive.today/20141121115057/https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/namcos21.c] (1.29&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] )</ref>
|-
|[[Hard Drivin'|Atari Hard Drivin']] (7-processor)||33.573&nbsp;MIPS at 50&nbsp;MHz||0.671||0.0959||1989||<ref>Atari Hard Drivin' hardware: [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=770] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929015919/http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=770|date=29 September 2014}} Motorola 68000 @ 7 MHz (1.225&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|date=9 March 2020}}), Motorola 68010 @ 7 MHz (1.348&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/68010/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154021/http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/68010/|date=6 October 2014}}), 3× Texas Instruments TMS34010 @ 50 MHz (18&nbsp;MIPS [https://books.google.com/books?id=KzoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT22]), Analog Devices ADSP-2100 @ 8 MHz (8&nbsp;MIPS [http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/analogdevices/ADSP-2100KG.pdf]), Texas Instruments TMS32010 @ 20 MHz (5&nbsp;MIPS {{cite web |title=TMS320C1x Digital Signal Processors |url=http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320ss16.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111247/http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320ss16.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-06 |access-date=2014-09-17}})</ref>
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|[[SX-3 supercomputer|NEC SX-3]] (4-processor)||680&nbsp;MIPS at 400&nbsp;MHz||1.7||0.425||1989||<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.degruyter.com/dg/viewarticle/j$002fpiko.1990.13.issue-4$002fpiko.1990.13.4.205$002fpiko.1990.13.4.205.xml;jsessionid=2928071D864D5E4F9045C8A209E7AA94|title=Supercomputer|journal=Pik – Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation|volume=13|issue=4|doi=10.1515/piko.1990.13.4.205|year=1990|access-date=2014-09-29|archive-date=2014-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109011953/http://www.degruyter.com/dg/viewarticle/j$002fpiko.1990.13.issue-4$002fpiko.1990.13.4.205$002fpiko.1990.13.4.205.xml;jsessionid=2928071D864D5E4F9045C8A209E7AA94|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Namco System 21#Galaxian³ specifications|Namco System 21 (Galaxian³)]] (96-processor)||1,660.386&nbsp;MIPS at 40&nbsp;MHz||41.51||0.432||1990||<ref>Namco System 21 (Galaxian³) hardware: [https://archive.today/20141121115053/https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/gal3.c] 80× Texas Instruments TMS320C25 @ 40 MHz (1600&nbsp;MIPS [http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001164723/http://historyofracinggames.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/060-1987-drivers-eyes-1989-winning-run.pdf|date=1 October 2014}}), 5× Motorola 68020 @ 24.576 MHz (37.236&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101104152/http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020|date=1 November 2012}}) Motorola 68000 @ 12.288 MHz (2.15&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309132442/https://drolez.com/retro/|date=9 March 2020}}), 10× Motorola 68000 @ 12 MHz (21&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.drolez.com/retro/] )</ref>
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|[[SGI Onyx]] [[RealityEngine|RealityEngine<sup>2</sup>]] (36-processor)||2,640&nbsp;MIPS at 150&nbsp;MHz||17.6||0.489||1993||<ref>24×&nbsp;MIPS R4400 (2040&nbsp;MIPS), [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000953/http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832|date=12 September 2014}} 12× Intel i860 (600&nbsp;MIPS) {{cite web |title=Intel i860-based Bus Boards |url=http://alacron.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Inteli860_basedBusBoardsFT_200_VME&category=news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130625223553/http://alacron.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Inteli860_basedBusBoardsFT_200_VME&category=news |archive-date=2013-06-25 |access-date=2014-09-17}}</ref>
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|[[Arcade system board#Namco|Namco Magic Edge Hornet Simulator]] (36-processor)||2,880&nbsp;MIPS at 150&nbsp;MHz||19.2||0.533||1993||<ref name=magic>{{Cite web|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832|title=System 16 - Namco Magic Edge Hornet Simulator Hardware (Namco)|website=www.system16.com|accessdate=29 June 2023|archive-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000953/http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=832|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Sega Naomi|Sega Naomi Multiboard]] (32-processor)||6,400&nbsp;MIPS at 200&nbsp;MHz||32||1||1999||<ref>Sega Naomi Multiboard hardware: [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=906] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192948/http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=906|date=3 March 2016}} [http://segatech.com/arcade/naomi1/index.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082352/http://segatech.com/arcade/naomi1/index.html|date=2014-10-06}} 16× Hitachi SH-4 at 200 MHz (5760&nbsp;MIPS [http://www.segatech.com/technical/cpu/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211115813/http://www.segatech.com/technical/cpu/|date=2014-12-11}}), 16× [[ARM7]] at 45 MHz (640&nbsp;MIPS [https://web.archive.org/web/20030301001846/http://www.segatech.com/technical/saturnspecs/])</ref>
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|[[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi 2 (quad-core ARM Cortex A7)]]||4,744 MIPS at 1.0&nbsp;GHz|| 4.744 || 1.186 ||2014||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2015/02/05/benchmarking-the-raspberry-pi-2/|title=Benchmarking The Raspberry Pi 2|last=By|publisher=hackaday.com|date=2015-02-05|access-date=1 May 2015|archive-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511003205/http://hackaday.com/2015/02/05/benchmarking-the-raspberry-pi-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!Processor / System
! data-sort-type="number" | Dhrystone MIPS / MIPS
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle
! data-sort-type="number" | D instructions per clock cycle per core
! data-sort-type="number" | Year
!Source
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==See also==

* [[TOP500]]
* [[Floating point operations per second]] (FLOPS) <!-- this should go first-ish -->
* [[SUPS]]
* [[Benchmark (computing)]]
* [[BogoMips]] (measurement of CPU speed made by the [[Linux kernel]])
* [[Instructions per cycle]]
* [[Cycles per instruction]]
* [[Dhrystone|Dhrystone (benchmark)]] - DMIPS integer benchmark
* [[Whetstone (benchmark)]] - floating-point benchmark
* [[Million service units]] (MSU)
* [[Computer performance by orders of magnitude]]
* [[Performance per watt]]
* [[Data-rate units]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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