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> comprising an x86 CPU The ME runs an Argonaut RISC Core instruction set and leverages a lot of the existing infrastructure in the system since it sits direct

> comprising an x86 CPU The ME runs an Argonaut RISC Core instruction set and leverages a lot of the existing infrastructure in the system since it sits directly in the chipset and can ask the main CPU to do some things on its behalf too.

4ad 9y ago
No, the new ME chip is an x86 running Minix. It's in the article, did you read it?
Narishma 9y ago
Old versions did. Newer ones, as mentioned in the article, use a 486-derived low-power core (similar to what was used in Edison/Quark platforms) for the ME.
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