Intel 80386
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The Intel 80386 is a 32-bit x86 microprocessor that marked a major evolution in PC computing by introducing protected mode, virtual memory support, and hardware multitasking capabilities.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intel 80386 canonical | 21 |
| Intel 386 | 2 |
| Intel 386 family | 2 |
| Intel 80386 or later processors | 2 |
| Intel 80386SX | 2 |
| 80386 | 1 |
| Intel 80386 and later | 1 |
| Intel 80386 microprocessor | 1 |
| i386 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7032566 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel 80386 Context triple: [IA-32, introducedWith, Intel 80386]
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A.
Intel 80486
The Intel 80486 is a fourth-generation x86 microprocessor that integrated an FPU and cache on-chip, significantly improving performance over earlier 386 CPUs and becoming a popular processor for early 1990s personal computers.
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B.
Intel 80286
The Intel 80286 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that added protected mode and advanced memory management features, enabling more powerful multitasking operating systems on IBM PC/AT–class computers.
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C.
Intel 8088
The Intel 8088 is an 8-bit external, 16-bit internal microprocessor from Intel’s x86 family, best known as the CPU used in the original IBM PC that helped establish the PC-compatible standard.
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D.
Intel 80186
The Intel 80186 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that integrated additional peripherals and control functions onto the CPU die, making it popular for embedded systems rather than mainstream personal computers.
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E.
Intel 8086
The Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in 1978 that formed the basis of the x86 architecture used in most modern personal computers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel 80386 Target entity description: The Intel 80386 is a 32-bit x86 microprocessor that marked a major evolution in PC computing by introducing protected mode, virtual memory support, and hardware multitasking capabilities.
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A.
Intel 80486
The Intel 80486 is a fourth-generation x86 microprocessor that integrated an FPU and cache on-chip, significantly improving performance over earlier 386 CPUs and becoming a popular processor for early 1990s personal computers.
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B.
Intel 80286
The Intel 80286 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that added protected mode and advanced memory management features, enabling more powerful multitasking operating systems on IBM PC/AT–class computers.
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C.
Intel 8088
The Intel 8088 is an 8-bit external, 16-bit internal microprocessor from Intel’s x86 family, best known as the CPU used in the original IBM PC that helped establish the PC-compatible standard.
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D.
Intel 80186
The Intel 80186 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in the early 1980s that integrated additional peripherals and control functions onto the CPU die, making it popular for embedded systems rather than mainstream personal computers.
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E.
Intel 8086
The Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced in 1978 that formed the basis of the x86 architecture used in most modern personal computers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CPU
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ x86 microprocessor ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
80386
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 80386
Intel 386 ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 80386
i386 ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 80386
|
| announcementDate | 1985-10-17 ⓘ |
| architecture | x86 ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
Intel 80286
ⓘ
Intel 8086 ⓘ Intel 8088 ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| commercialAvailabilityYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | x86 instruction set ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| designer |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| enabledOperatingSystem |
Windows 3.x in 386 enhanced mode
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 3.x
|
| enabledOperatingSystem |
early 32-bit Unix variants on PCs
ⓘ
early Linux kernels ⓘ |
| family |
Intel 386 family
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 80386
|
| initialClockSpeed |
12 MHz
ⓘ
16 MHz ⓘ 20 MHz ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| laterClockSpeed |
25 MHz
ⓘ
33 MHz ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| market |
personal computers
ⓘ
servers ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| maxAddressableMemory | 4 GB ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
enabled advanced memory protection on PCs
ⓘ
enabled preemptive multitasking on x86 platforms ⓘ introduced 32-bit computing to mainstream x86 PCs ⓘ |
| notableUse |
IBM PC compatibles
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC compatible
|
| packageType | PGA ⓘ |
| predecessor | Intel 80286 ⓘ |
| processTechnology |
1 µm
ⓘ
1.5 µm ⓘ |
| successor | Intel 80486 ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
32-bit linear address space
ⓘ
32-bit registers ⓘ debug registers ⓘ hardware multitasking ⓘ new instructions for task management ⓘ on-chip memory management unit ⓘ paging ⓘ privilege levels ⓘ ring-based protection ⓘ segmentation ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
protected mode
ⓘ
real mode ⓘ virtual 8086 mode ⓘ |
| transistorCount | 275000 ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Intel 80386 Description of subject: The Intel 80386 is a 32-bit x86 microprocessor that marked a major evolution in PC computing by introducing protected mode, virtual memory support, and hardware multitasking capabilities.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Intel 80386
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linked to: Intel 80386
linked to: Intel 80386
linked to: Intel 80386
linked to: Intel 80386
linked to: Intel 80386
linked to: Intel 80386