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{{amd title|Am486}}
{{ic family
| title             = AMD Am486
| image             = AMD Am486.jpg
| caption           = {{\|Am486DX2-66}}
| developer         = AMD
| manufacturer      = AMD
| type              = Microprocessors
| first announced   = February, 1992
| first launched    = April 1993
| production start  = 1992
| production end    = 
| arch              = 80486
| isa               = IA-32
| microarch         = 
| word              = 32 bit
| proc              = 700 nm
| proc 2            = 500 nm
| proc 3            = 440 nm
| proc 4            = 350 nm
| tech              = CMOS
| clock min         = 33 Mhz
| clock max         = 120 MHz
| package           = PGA-168
| package 2         = QFP-208
| socket            = Socket 1
| socket 2          = Socket 2
| socket 3          = Socket 3

| succession       = Yes
| predecessor      = Am386
| predecessor link = amd/am386
| successor        = Am5x86
| successor link   = amd/am5x86
}}
'''Am486''' was a family of {{arch|32}} 4th-generation [[x86]] microprocessors introduced by [[AMD]] in [[1993]]. Am486 chips were compatible with [[Intel]]'s {{intel|80486}}, but offered very equivalent performance for cheaper prices.

== History ==
Just like AMD's {{amd|Am386}}, Am486 was also delayed after expensive and lengthy litigation with Intel. The first models of the Am486 (Am486DX) were finally introduced in April of 1993. AMD manufactured their first Am486s at their Submicron Development Center (SDC) in [[Wikipedia:Sunnyvale, CA|Sunnyvale, CA]] on a [[0.7 µm process]]. By the end of 1993 AMD revenue of the Am486 reached $250M taking a total of 20% share of the market<ref name="book1">{{cite book|last=Fletcher|first=Andrew|middle=E|year=2013|title=Profile of the Worldwide Semiconductor Industry - Market Prospects to 1997: Market Prospects to 1997|publisher=Elsevier|pages=96-97|isbn=9781483284859}}</ref>. By 1995 that share peaked at 40%.

AMD's last models (Am486DX4's) for this family were clocked at up to 120 MHz which gave AMD a significant performance advantage compared to Intel's earliest {{intel|Pentium}} chips (which were only clocked at around 60 MHz). The Am486DX4 lower price (compared to Intel's DX4) and socket-comparability ensured strong sale for quite some time after their introduction.

== Members ==

=== Am486DX ===
The Am486DX chips are the standard 486 chips with an integrated FPU on-die. First versions introduced had lower clock frequency which matched their external bus speed. Later versions introduced a [[clock multiplier]]: DX2 having a multiplier of 2 and DX4 a multiplier of 3.
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<tr><th colspan="7" style="background:#D6D6FF;">Am486DX Processors</th></tr>
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=== Am486SX ===
The Am486SX chips are a somewhat crippled version of the 486DX without an integrated FPU. Those chips were sold at cheaper prices because of the smaller die (in the case of omitted FPU on-die) or because the FPU was defective and was thus disabled and sold as SX.
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=== Larger Cache & Post-lawsuit ===
In 1994 AMD introduced a number of newer models which had Write-Back cache policy as well as a few models with twice as large cache (16 KB vs 8 KB). The older models were renamed with a "'''V8T'''" suffix; V = 3.3V, 8 = 8 KB cache, T = Write-Through Policy (e.g. {{\|Am486DX2-80V8T}}). The new models with the Write-Back Policy had "'''B'''" instead of "T" and the 16 KB versions had "'''16'''" instead of "8" (e.g. {{\|Am486DX2-66V16B}}).

Following the conclusion of an 8-year legal battle with [[Intel]], the results was [[AMD]] was allowed to copy and distribute {{amd|Am286}}s and {{amd|Am386}}s chips. Unfortunately it was also concluded that AMD did not have the right copy Intel's microcode for the {{intel|80486}}. AMD was forced to destroy the older models containing Intel's [[in-circuit emulation]] (ICE) [[microcode]]. The "ICE microcode" was referred to the [[control program]] which was stored in the {{intel|80386|386's}}/{{intel|84386|486's}} programmable logic array in the processor. All newer AMD models were marked with an "'''N'''" (for "No ICE"). For example the previous model {{\|Am486DX4-100V8T}} became {{\|Am486DX4-100NV8T}}.

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=== Enhanced Am486 ===
In 1997 AMD introduced a number of chips they branded as "Enhanced Am486". Those processors had a number of new power saving features (e.g. SMM and Stop Clock Mode). The additional features found on the enhanced Am486 get disabled if the processor is used in a socket that does not support them, making them backwards-compatible. The new Enhanced Am486s were marked with "'''S'''" (for SMM), for example {{\\|Am486DX2-66SV8B}}. Note that some later models did not include the "S" even though they were enhanced models.

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== Documents ==
* [[:File:AMD Am486DX4 NV8T (July, 1995).pdf|AMD Am486DX4 100/120 NV8T (July, 1995)]]
* [[:File:AMD Am486DX2 NV8T (July, 1995).pdf|AMD Am486DX2 66/80 NV8T (July, 1995)]]

== References ==
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designer	AMD +
first announced	February 1992 +
first launched	April 1993 +
full page name	amd/am486 +
instance of	microprocessor family +
instruction set architecture	IA-32 +
main designer	AMD +
manufacturer	AMD +
name	AMD Am486 +
package	CPGA-168 + and SQFP-208 +
process	700 nm (0.7 μm, 7.0e-4 mm) +, 500 nm (0.5 μm, 5.0e-4 mm) + and 350 nm (0.35 μm, 3.5e-4 mm) +
socket	Socket 1 +, Socket 2 + and Socket 3 +
technology	CMOS +
word size	32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) +