To commemorate the June 1978 release of its first 8086 processor (left), Intel has launched the Intel Core i7-8086K Limited Edition processor (right) The original 8086 offered a 5MHz (0.005GHz) maximum clock frequency. The six-core Core i7-8086K processor, Intel says, is its first processor to deliver up to 5.0GHz maximum turbo frequency. Image courtesy of Intel Corp.
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