Intel 8088

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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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Surface form Occurrences
Intel 8088 bus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf CPU
microprocessor
x86 microprocessor
addressBusWidth 20-bit
addressingMode segmented memory
ALUWidth 16-bit
architecture x86-16
binaryCompatibleWith Intel 8086
clockSpeed 4.77 MHz
8 MHz (in some versions)
compatibleWith Intel 8086
surface form: Intel 8086 instruction set
dataBusType multiplexed
dataBusWidthExternal 8-bit
dataWidthCategory 8-bit external
family x86
generalPurposeRegisters AX
BX
CX
DX
indexRegisters DI
SI
instructionQueueLength 4 bytes
internalDataPathWidth 16-bit
introduced 1979
introductionDate June 1979
manufacturer Intel Corporation
surface form: Intel
maxAddressableMemory 1 MB
maxSegmentedAddressSpace 1 MB
microarchitecture first-generation x86
notableFor being the CPU in the original IBM PC
helping establish the IBM PC compatible standard
package 40-pin DIP
pointerRegisters BP
SP
predecessor Intel 8086
registerWidth 16-bit
segmentRegisters CS
DS
ES
SS
segmentSize 64 KB
statusWordRegister FLAGS
successor Intel 80186
Intel 80286
supportsMode real mode
technologyNode 3 µm
transistorCount 29000
usedIn IBM PC XT
surface form: IBM PC XT (in some models)

IBM PC
surface form: IBM Personal Computer (IBM 5150)

original IBM PC
wordSizeInternal 16-bit

Referenced by (6)

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IBM PC cpu Intel 8088
IBM PC XT cpu Intel 8088
ISA derivedFrom Intel 8088
this entity surface form: Intel 8088 bus
Intel 8086 hasVariant Intel 8088
CP/M-86 targetArchitecture Intel 8088
Windows 1.0 targetHardware Intel 8088