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Intel 8086
The Intel 8088 (and its big brother 8086) processor was among the first microprocessors to implement (instruction) prefetching in hardware, which [Ken Shirriff] has analyzed based on die images ...
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The Intel 8088 And 8086 Processor’s Instruction Prefetch Circuitry
The Intel 8088 (and its big brother 8086) processor was among the first microprocessors to implement (instruction) prefetching in hardware, which [Ken Shirriff] has analyzed based on die images ...
Someone built a system with Intel’s first CPU that’s half a century old, and it can boot Linux – if you have a spare week to wait
Yes, over half a century ago now, the Intel 4004 appeared in all its 4-bit glory (with its successor being the Intel 8080, ...
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Virtual 8086 Mode
An operational state in an Intel CPU that allows it to perform as multiple 8086/8088 CPUs, which was the architecture of the first x86 chip. Virtual 8086 Mode divides the computer into multiple ...
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Intel's first blockbuster chip was the 8088 – and it changed everything 45 years ago
Intel is a name that's almost synonymous with the CPUs that power some of the best PCs and best laptops around today. Alongside AMD, Intel dominates a market that many argue it first cornered 45 ...
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A timeline of the rise and decline of Intel
1982 - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab, co-founded in 1969 by a fellow Fairchild Semiconductor alum, becomes a second producer of the Intel 8086 microprocessor. This partnership ...
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What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?
A year later, in 2018, Intel celebrated the 40th anniversary of its iconic 8086 processor by launching the limited edition Core i7-8086K. This 6-core/12-thread CPU was Intel's first to reach a 5.0 ...