MIPS

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000760",
  "term": "MIPS",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A measure of a processor's raw speed, representing the number of millions of instructions per second that a central processing unit (CPU) can execute. It is calculated by dividing the number of instructions executed in a program by the execution time and then by one million. Because the complexity of instructions varies between different processor architectures, MIPS is not a reliable metric for comparing performance across dissimilar systems, such as a RISC versus a CISC processor.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/mips/"
}