Evidence Layer - Evidence Status
Validated Limited
Useful evidence exists, but coverage is limited.
CPU Exemplars With This Coordinate
VALIDATED_LIMITED
Intel i80486
1989 - intel
A mainstream x86 CPU where compatibility, pipelining, on-chip cache, and integrated floating point converge into the modern desktop processor shape.
VALIDATED_LIMITEDIntel Pentium Pro
1995 - intel
A hinge point for x86: instructions become internal uops, speculation becomes central, and the CPU starts behaving like a dynamic scheduling machine.
VALIDATED_LIMITEDIntel Skylake i7-6700K
2015 - intel
A mature client CPU: wide out-of-order cores, layered caches, SIMD extensions, aggressive power management, and system fabric as part of the processor identity.