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<p><b>Instructions per second</b> (<b>IPS</b>) is a measure of a <a href="page.php?w=computer">computer</a>'s <a href="page.php?w=Central_processing_unit">processor</a> speed. For <a href="page.php?w=complex_instruction_set_computer">complex instruction set computer</a>s (CISCs), different <a href="page.php?w=Machine_code">instructions</a> 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</p><p>
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