This is more like a research question than a programming question.
Itβs best to go, say, to a Wikipedia article that lists x86 instructions for processors in the lineup, find out that each instruction executes and classifies them according to functionality.
As for the trends in the use of instructions, I do not know. This is a pretty busy question. This is not much different from asking: "What English words are more common in modern usage?" What instructions are used depends on the application.
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