Intel 8087 -2

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The first x86 16-bits co-processor (FPU; floating point unit) which can work with both the 8086 and 8088. Back in the old days the normal processors didn't have a co-processor for floating point calculations. You didn't really need one and if you did as specialized CAD/CAM or mathematics user you could upgrade your system with an FPU. Both the 286 and 386SX and 386DX didn't have a co-processor. It was not until the 486DX before processors had FPU's integrated.

The 8087 has 45,000 transistors which is a lot more than the 29,000 of the 8086.

Specifications

Core / Codename

8087

Clockfrequency

8MHz

Front Side Bus

8MHz

Multiplier

1x

vCore

5V

L1 cache

0KB

L2 cache

None

sSpec

N/A

Chip date

8912

Stepping

?

Socket

40p DIP

Transistor count

0.045

Condition

CPU only

Engineering sample?

No

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