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As I’m sure many of you know, x86 architecture has been around for quite some time. It has its roots in Intel’s early 8086 processor, the first in the family. Indeed, even the original 8086 inherits a ...

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 the ...

Intel on Monday quietly marked the 25-year anniversary of x86, the basic architecture underlying the chips that power most of today's PCs. Intel's first x86-based chip, the 5MHz 8086, was introduced ...

Few computing technologies from the late 1970s endure today, with one notable exception: the fundamental marching orders for the vast majority of the world's computers. The x86 instruction set ...

This story has been updated with Intel's reponse to AMD's Threadripper exchange. AMD threw some serious shade Intel's way yesterday on Twitter, announcing its Threadripper exchange program for lucky ...

40 years after releasing its historic 8086 processor, the one that got the x86 architecture started, Intel today announced a special limited edition anniversary processor called the Core i7-8086K.

With most of the world's software written with x86 in mind, it's doubtful that any future chip architecture would be able to displace it. Images: 35 years of Intel chip design Tom Krazit writes about ...