6x86

<processor> IBM and Cyrix's sixth-generation 80x86-compatible microprocessor. The 6x86 has a superscalar, superpipelined core, and performs register renaming, speculative execution, out-of-order completion, and data dependency removal. It is socket-compatible with the Pentium P54C.

The chip was designed by Cyrix and is manufactured by IBM.

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(24 Nov 1996)