"The x86 architecture first appeared as the Intel 8086 CPU released in 1978, a fully 16-bit design based on the earlier Intel 8085. Although not binary compatible, it was designed to allow assembly language programs written for the 8085 to be mechanically translated into the equivalent 8086 assembly. " Here's the entire Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86
it has an instruction set of a few hundred instructions.
Windows XP runs on any x86-compatible processor starting with the Intel Pentium.
It was the first Intel 8 bit processor to which followed the 8086, then the 80186, 80286, etc all of which were code compatible and are often referred to simply as x86 family processors.
i86 typically refers to the Intel 8086 microprocessor, which was introduced in 1978 and is the first member of the x86 architecture family. It played a crucial role in the development of personal computers and set the foundation for subsequent processors in the x86 line. The architecture supported a 16-bit data bus and allowed for a maximum of 1 MB of addressable memory. Today, the x86 architecture remains a dominant standard in the computing industry.
The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004.
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) designed the Athlon x86 microprocessor.
ARM is a processor architecture that incorporates a few different types of microprocessor that isn't built on the x86 protocol. They are called processors because they ARE processors.
The two major brands of personal computer CPUs are AMD and Intel. A distant second runner up is Via, which makes CPUs for netbooks and other low-power applications. These all manufacture CPUs using the x86 and x86-64 instruction set.
The Intel 4004 was the world's first microprocessor. It was designed in 1970.
4004 is the first general purpose microprocessor by Intel
The first microprocessor is invented by Intel that is 4004(its name.) in around 1970...
what modern intel microprocessor core i3