Comment on CPU scam: Chuwi CoreBook X uses AMD Ryzen 5 5500U instead of 7430U

• partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Honestly, we know where the root of this problem came from. Back in the 1990s Intel broke with convention of using ever increasing numeric model numbers

  • 8086
  • 8088
  • 80186
  • 80286
  • 80386
  • 80486
  • Pentium …wait, what?! Not 80586? Nope.

  Intel didn’t like that other CPU manufacturers of x86 CPUs (AMD, Cyrix, IBM) could use the same numbering scheme. So Intel created “Pentium” because it could be copyrighted/trademarked so other companies couldn’t use it.

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  • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    There is no 80486. It’s called the i486.

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    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Such a confident answer! And so incorrect too!

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      • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That’s a model number, not a name. The first Pentium had a model number of A80501, but you wouldn’t seriously claim that it’s really the 80501, would you?

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