Intel 8086
E30264
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.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intel 8086 canonical | 29 |
| x86 | 4 |
| Intel 8086 family | 3 |
| Intel 8086 architecture | 2 |
| Intel 8086 (core instruction set) | 1 |
| Intel 8086 (later systems) | 1 |
| Intel 8086 (via later variants) | 1 |
| Intel 8086 instruction set | 1 |
| Intel 8086 microprocessor | 1 |
| Intel 8086-1 | 1 |
| Intel 8086-2 | 1 |
| x86-16 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T232392 — 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 8086 Context triple: [Intel Corporation, notableProduct, Intel 8086]
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A.
Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor, a 4-bit CPU introduced in 1971 that launched the microprocessor revolution.
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B.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
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D.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
- 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 8086 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Intel 4004
The Intel 4004 is the first commercially available microprocessor, a 4-bit CPU introduced in 1971 that launched the microprocessor revolution.
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B.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
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D.
Motorola 68000 family
The Motorola 68000 family is a line of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors widely used in early personal computers, workstations, and game consoles during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 is a landmark family of mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s that standardized computer architecture and revolutionized business and scientific computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16-bit microprocessor
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ x86-family processor ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 20 bits ⓘ |
| addressingMode | segmented memory ⓘ |
| architecture |
x86
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
|
| clockSpeedRange |
10 MHz
ⓘ
5 MHz ⓘ 8 MHz ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 16 bits ⓘ |
| dataPathWidth | 16 bits ⓘ |
| designType | CISC ⓘ |
| fabricationProcess | 3 µm ⓘ |
| family |
Intel 8086 family
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
|
| generalPurposeRegisters |
AX
ⓘ
BP ⓘ BX ⓘ CX ⓘ DI ⓘ DX ⓘ SI ⓘ SP ⓘ |
| hasFlagRegister | FLAGS ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Intel 8086-1
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
Intel 8086-2 ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8086
Intel 8088 ⓘ |
| instructionSet | x86 instruction set ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| market |
embedded systems
ⓘ
personal computers ⓘ |
| maxAddressableMemory | 1 MB ⓘ |
| microarchitectureFeature | prefetch queue ⓘ |
| notableUse | IBM PC compatible architecture foundation ⓘ |
| packageType | 40-pin DIP ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Intel 8080
ⓘ
Intel 8085 ⓘ
linked to:
Intel 8080
|
| prefetchQueueSize | 6 bytes ⓘ |
| registerWidth | 16 bits ⓘ |
| segmentRegisterCount | 4 ⓘ |
| segmentRegisters |
CS
ⓘ
DS ⓘ ES ⓘ SS ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor |
Intel 80186
ⓘ
Intel 80286 ⓘ |
| supportsMode | real mode ⓘ |
| transistorCount | 29000 ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16 bits ⓘ |
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 8086 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Zilog Z8000 microprocessor
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PL/M programming language
subject linked to:
MP/M operating system
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linked to: Intel 8086