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The last i486 with core frequency equal to bus frequency, introduced in June 1991. It was followed 1992 by the DX2 with clock doubled core frequency.

Comment by Paul Collins (pi314aussie[at]yahoo.com):
To run it at its 50MHz, this Intel chip demands a heatsink. To over-clock this chip, it demands a heatsink-fan (purpose designed for the later DX2 -66 {and hotter} chips). I overclocked the only one I ever bought. It ran at 60MHz all day long. (with the heatsink-fan of course). I failed to overclock it at 66MHz. I never knew whether it was the m/board chipset chips, or the -50 CPU that failed at 66MHz. Could have been either, since the chipset chips were also stamped -50.
 
For a long time, Intel only supplied samples of the i486DX -50 CPU to OEMs. This went on for nearly one-year. The 50MHz M/Board was a real "trouble-maker" at the time, and no 50MHz supporting chipsets had ever been in use before this time. Until then, less reputable OEMs had made 4-layer M/Boards alongside the more-expensive 6-layer M/Boards. This had the double-expense to these low-grade OEMs, of needing to make 6-layer boards only, for 50MHz operation throuhgout, and to source expensive 50MHz supporting chipsets! With Intel's long holdup of commercial volumes of -50 CPUs, these nasty OEMs had time to re-develop stable 50MHz M/Boards. However, one-year later when consumer 50MHz 486 systems flowed freely in the marketplace, many "clones" were still very unstable, due to 4-layer designs persisting still, and due to non-use of a heatsink on the CPU (as extra cost-cutting)!!! The -50 was the first x86 CPU to demand a heatsink. N.B. the later-on i486DX2-50 did NOT require a heatsink, but usually came fitted with one anyhow. (I guess the system builders had gotten used to fitting heatsinks by now).

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Core Frequency:50 MHz
Board Frequency:50 MHz
Data bus (ext.):32 Bit
Address bus:32 Bit
Transistors:1,185,000
Circuit Size:0.80 µ
Voltage:5 V
Introduced:June 24, 1991
Manufactured:week 52/1992
L1 Cache:8 KB
CPU Code:i486 DX
P4
Intel S-Spec: SX710
Package Type:Ceramic
PGA-168
Socket: 2/3
 
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