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'''x86''' is a family of [[little-endian]] [[variable-length]] [[instruction set architectures]] and [[instruction set architectures extension|extensions]]. As its namesake indicates, the x86 ISA offers [[binary compatibility]] all the way from the original {{intel|8086}} to modern [[microarchitecture]]s as well as [[source code compatibility]] since the {{intel|8080}}. The x86 architecture is widely used in the [[desktop]] and [[server]] markets. Today, custom x86-based implementations are designed by a number of [[semiconductor companies|companies]] including [[Intel]], [[AMD]], [[VIA]], [[Zhaoxin]], [[DM&P]], and [[RDC Semiconductors|RDC]]. | '''x86''' is a family of [[little-endian]] [[variable-length]] [[instruction set architectures]] and [[instruction set architectures extension|extensions]]. As its namesake indicates, the x86 ISA offers [[binary compatibility]] all the way from the original {{intel|8086}} to modern [[microarchitecture]]s as well as [[source code compatibility]] since the {{intel|8080}}. The x86 architecture is widely used in the [[desktop]] and [[server]] markets. Today, custom x86-based implementations are designed by a number of [[semiconductor companies|companies]] including [[Intel]], [[AMD]], [[VIA]], [[Zhaoxin]], [[DM&P]], and [[RDC Semiconductors|RDC]]. | ||
− | Generally speaking, the term 'x86' | + | Generally speaking, the term 'x86' encompasses the original {{x86|x86-16}}, {{x86|x86-32}} (IA-32), {{x86|x86-64}} (AMD64), and the various extensions such as {{x86|MMX}}, {{x86|3DNOW!}}, and {{x86|SSE}}. |
== History == | == History == |
Facts about "x86"
design | Von Neumann + |
designer | Intel + and AMD + |
dev model | Proprietary + |
endianness | Little-endian + |
first launched | 1978 + |
format | Register-Memory + |
full page name | x86 + |
name | x86 + |
word size | 8 bit (1 octets, 2 nibbles) +, 16 bit (2 octets, 4 nibbles) +, 32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + and 64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) + |