# Metadata Source URL:: https://www.electropages.com/blog/2021/03/arm-vs-risc-v Topics:: #hardware, #computer-science --- # ARM vs RISC-V: What Are the Major Differences? What are the major differences between RISC-V and ARM, and will one win over the other? ## Highlights > [!quote]+ Updated on 290922_130157 > > CISC allows a computer to do more in a single instruction cycle, while RISC allows for simpler programming. Generally speaking, RISC requires more clock cycles to complete the same instruction in CISC but can do so more efficiently (energy-wise), making them ideal for mobile applications. While x86/x64 remains the dominant architecture in the heavy processing market, ARM may face serious competition from a new processor architecture, RISC-V.