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 An early Am5x86-P75 for Socket 3, model ADW | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | November 1995 |
| Discontinued | 1999 |
| Marketed by | AMD |
| Designed by | AMD |
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| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 133 MHz to 160 MHz |
| FSB speeds | 33 MHz to 50 MHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 4-way associative 16 KiB unified code and data, write-back or write-through. |
| L2 cache | Motherboard dependent |
| L3 cache | none |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Technology node | 0.35 μm |
| Instruction set | x86 (IA-32) |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | Am486 |
| Successor | AMD K5 |
The Am5x86 processor is an x86-compatible CPU announced in November of 1995 by AMD for use in 486-class computer systems.[1] It began shipping in December of 1995, with a base price of $93 per unit in bulk quantities.[2] Before being released, it was in development under the codename "X5".[3]
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- ^ Crothers, Brooke (6 November 1995). "Vendors muscle in on Pentium; AMD, Cyrix, and TI plan faster, cheaper processors". InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 44. ISSN 0199-6649. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Intel Rivals Prepare Faster Chips". InfoWorld. Vol. 17, no. 44. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. 30 October 1995. p. 3. ISSN 0199-6649. Retrieved 14 March 2022.