Is the MIPS architecture more related to Harvard or Von Neumann?

Question

I can't seem to figure this out from the related wikipedia pages:

Von Neumann architecture

MIPS architecture

Harvard architecture

Answer 1

See Wikipedia's Modified Harvard Architecture page on Harvard or von Neumann?:

Three characteristics of Harvard architecture machines may be used to distinguish them from von Neumann machines:

• Instruction and data memories occupy different address spaces. [...]

• Instruction and data memories have separate hardware pathways to the central processing unit (CPU). [...]

• Instruction and data memories are implemented in different ways. [...]

The last point is because of the original Harvard machine (stored instructions on paper tape, data in electromechanical counters), but is applicable to modern pure-Harvard chips like the PIC microcontroller, which use non-volatile memory to store instructions but volatile memory for RAM.

Now, given those distinguishing characteristics, how would you categorize the MIPS?

Answer 2

Modern processors are based on the Von Neumann architecture, including x86, x64, and MIPS. As far as I know, the Harvard architecture is not used in mainstream CPUs.

Answer 3

as I study before MIPS structure in computer architecture , MIPs based on Von Neumann