Intel 8086 6 Articles The Intel 8088 And 8086 Processor’s Instruction Prefetch Circuitry March 28, 2024 by Maya Posch 15 Comments ...

For any given processor it’s generally easy to find a statistic on the number of transistors used to construct it, with the famous Intel 8086 CPU generally said to contain 29,000 transistors.

Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding "the dawn of a new era." Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While ...