Comparison operator performance (>, >=, <, <=)

Question

If you were to compare two integers, would the operator have an impact on the time required to perform the comparison? For example, given:

if (x < 60)
         


        

Answer 1

There is almost certainly no difference in performance. For CISC processors, you'll typically have all manner of branch instructions that cope with all the difference < <= > >= etc. On RISC there may be a very small performance difference although I'd seriously doubt it!