Intel 8086

<p>The 8086 (also called iAPX 86) is a <a href="/facts/16-bit_computing/bTGS44Ne">16-bit</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessor</a> chip designed by <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> between early 1976 and June 8, 1978, when it was released. The <a href="/facts/Intel_8088/DdWKfyBp">Intel 8088</a>, released July 1, 1979, is a slightly modified chip with an external 8-bit <a href="/facts/Bus_(computing)/R45TKwS7">data bus</a> (allowing the use of cheaper and fewer supporting <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">ICs</a>), and is notable as the processor used in the original <a href="/facts/IBM_Personal_Computer/yhcJGMPL">IBM PC</a> design.
</p><p>The 8086 gave rise to the <a href="/facts/X86/Kypq5fgu">x86</a> architecture, which eventually became Intel's most successful line of processors. On June 5, 2018, Intel released a limited-edition CPU celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Intel 8086, called the <a href="/facts/Coffee_Lake/oASqYsf2">Intel Core i7-8086K</a>.
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Intel 8086