i386
Microprocessor
The Intel 386, originally released as 80386 and later renamed i386, is a 32-bit microprocessor designed by Intel. The first pre-production samples of the 386 were released to select developers in 1985, while mass production commenced in 1986. Wikipedia
Address width: 32 bits (386SX: 24 bits)
Co-processor: 386DX: Intel 80387; 386SX: Intel 80387SX
Discontinued: September 28, 2007
Instruction set: x86-16, IA-32
Model(s): i386DX; i386SX; i386SL; i376; i386EX(T/TB/C); i386CXSA; i386SXSA/i386SXTA; i386CXSB; RapidCAD
Package(s): 132-pin PGA, 132-pin PQFP; SX variant: 88-pin PGA, 100-pin BQFP with 0.635 mm pitch
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Nov 1, 2013 · Intel introduced the 386SX CPU as a bridge between the generation machines built around its aging 16-bit 286 chips and the more full-featured, ...
Apr 11, 2021 · Quite simple: the 386sx needs at least 20 more additional pins than the 286, so no way to use the same socket. And that's also the reason why ...
Aug 19, 2021 · The 386SX also has a 24-bit address bus, the same as a 286 - which limited it to 16MB of RAM, but that was a huge amount of RAM at the time.
Jan 5, 2024 · The 386SX has a 16b wide memory bus. 30p SIMMs are 8b wide. So you need to install them in pairs. As stated, the address bus was 24b wide, ...
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That's why the 386SX had a pretty short shelf life. Once AMD had 386 chips to sell, Intel cut prices on 486s. But for a couple of years it served a purpose.