Intel i860

E237207

RISC microprocessor VLIW-like microprocessor microprocessor

The Intel i860 was a high-performance RISC microprocessor from the late 1980s and early 1990s, notable for its VLIW-like architecture and integrated floating-point and graphics capabilities aimed at workstations and supercomputers.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Intel i860 canonical	2
Intel i860XP	2
Broadway CPU	1
Intel i860XR	1
i860	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2137396 — 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 i860
Context triple: [Motorola 88000, competedWith, Intel i860]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Intel Pentium Pro
The Intel Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor introduced in the mid-1990s, notable for its advanced out-of-order execution and on-package L2 cache, and primarily targeted at servers and high-end workstations.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 i860
Target entity description: The Intel i860 was a high-performance RISC microprocessor from the late 1980s and early 1990s, notable for its VLIW-like architecture and integrated floating-point and graphics capabilities aimed at workstations and supercomputers.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Intel Pentium Pro
The Intel Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor introduced in the mid-1990s, notable for its advanced out-of-order execution and on-package L2 cache, and primarily targeted at servers and high-end workstations.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	RISC microprocessor ⓘ VLIW-like microprocessor ⓘ microprocessor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	80860 ⓘ Intel i860 ⓘ surface form: i860
architectureStyle	RISC ⓘ VLIW-like ⓘ
designGoal	high floating-point performance ⓘ high graphics performance ⓘ
discontinuationEra	1990s ⓘ
executionModel	very long instruction word-like ⓘ
floatingPointSupport	IEEE 754 floating‑point arithmetic standard ⓘ surface form: IEEE 754
hasFeature	explicit instruction scheduling ⓘ graphics-oriented integer operations ⓘ integrated floating-point unit ⓘ integrated graphics-oriented instructions ⓘ matrix and vector operations support ⓘ on-chip data cache ⓘ on-chip instruction cache ⓘ separate instruction and data buses ⓘ separate integer and floating-point pipelines ⓘ vector processing support ⓘ wide integer registers ⓘ
hasVariant	Intel i860 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Intel i860XP Intel i860 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Intel i860XR
instructionSetType	RISC ⓘ
intendedUse	graphics accelerators ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ supercomputers ⓘ workstations ⓘ
introductionEra	early 1990s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
manufacturer	Intel Corporation ⓘ surface form: Intel
marketIntroductionYear	1989 ⓘ
notableFor	advanced floating-point performance for its time ⓘ complex programming model ⓘ use in specialized high-performance systems ⓘ
pipelineType	superscalar-like ⓘ
status	discontinued ⓘ
successor	Intel i860 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Intel i860XP
supports	double-precision floating point ⓘ single-precision floating point ⓘ
technologyNode	CMOS ⓘ
usedIn	accelerator boards ⓘ graphics workstations ⓘ supercomputer nodes ⓘ
wordSize	32-bit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Motorola 88000 family → competedWith → Intel i860 ⓘ

subject surface form: Motorola 88000

ATI Hollywood → worksWith → Intel i860 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Broadway CPU

MC88100 → competition → Intel i860 ⓘ

Intel i860 → alsoKnownAs → Intel i860 ⓘ

this entity surface form: i860

Intel i860 → successor → Intel i860 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intel i860XP

Intel i860 → hasVariant → Intel i860 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intel i860XR