Source: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/323245-risc-vs-cisc-why-its-the-wrong-lens-to-compare-modern-x86-arm-cpus

In Issue #02 we spoke about RISC vs. CISC. And ever since also Apple decided to build their own ARM CPU, and since the Acorn RISC Machine design follows the RISC design pattern, as the name implies, there is plenty of misunderstanding and not so much fact based chatter around the topic.

Someone had to take on RISC vs. CISC in depth. And someone did! Is it comparing apples to pears? Find it out.

Joel Hruska put together an enlightening post on ExtremeTech which is absolutely worth your time.