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x86 ISA
Developer Intel
AMD
Dev model Proprietary
Design Von Neumann
Data word size 8 bit
1 octets
2 nibbles
, 16 bit
2 octets
4 nibbles
, 32 bit
4 octets
8 nibbles
, 64 bit
8 octets
16 nibbles
, 128 bit
16 octets
32 nibbles
, 256 bit
32 octets
64 nibbles
, 512 bit
64 octets
128 nibbles
Instruction word size Variable
"Variable" is not a number.
Introduction 1978
Format Register-Memory
Endianness Little-endian
ISAsBy CompanyBy InstBy Data

x86 is a family of little-endian instruction set architectures and extensions. As its namesake indicates, the x86 ISA offers binary compatibility all the way from the original 8086 to modern microarchitectures as well as source code compatibility since the 8080. The architecture is widely used in the desktop and server markets by a number of companies including Intel, AMD, VIA, DM&P, and RDC.

Facts about "x86"
designerIntel + and AMD +
first launched1978 +
full page namex86 +
instance ofinstruction set architecture +
namex86 +
word size8 bit (1 octets, 2 nibbles) +, 16 bit (2 octets, 4 nibbles) +, 32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) +, 64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +, 128 bit (16 octets, 32 nibbles) +, 256 bit (32 octets, 64 nibbles) + and 512 bit (64 octets, 128 nibbles) +