OPCODES AND EXECUTION TIMES
Table B-10. Addressing Mode Performance
Mode
Absolute Offset
Absolute Displacement
Register Indirect
Register Indirect with Offset
Register Indirect with Displacement exp(reg)
Index with Displacement
Register Indirect with Index
Register Indirect with Index +
Displacement
Instruction Pointer with
Displacement
B-10
Memory
Assembler Syntax
Format
exp
MEMA
exp
MEMB
(reg)
MEMB
exp(reg)
MEMA
MEMB
exp[reg*scale]
MEMB
(reg)[reg*scale]
MEMB
exp(reg)[reg*scale]
MEMB
exp(IP)
MEMB
Number of
Cycles to
Instruction
Execute
words
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
6
6
2
6
2