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Microarchitecture is defined as those elements of a CPU design which are, to first order, invisible to application programmers (ie, not part of the instruction set). Those elements which are visible comprise the [[architecture]]. | Microarchitecture is defined as those elements of a CPU design which are, to first order, invisible to application programmers (ie, not part of the instruction set). Those elements which are visible comprise the [[architecture]]. | ||
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|+ x86 Microarchitectures | |||
! Microarchitecture | |||
! Maker | |||
! Process (min) | |||
! ALU bits | |||
! Addr bits | |||
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| 8086 | |||
| Intel | |||
| 3.2 μm | |||
| 16 | |||
| 20 | |||
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Revision as of 16:18, 20 January 2011
Microarchitecture is defined as those elements of a CPU design which are, to first order, invisible to application programmers (ie, not part of the instruction set). Those elements which are visible comprise the architecture.
| Microarchitecture | Maker | Process (min) | ALU bits | Addr bits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8086 | Intel | 3.2 μm | 16 | 20 |
