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    Which was Intel's first CPU to require a cooler?

    I think that may have been the first Intel CPU with an integrated heat spreader.
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    Which was Intel's first CPU to require a cooler?

    I was curious about this question myself and this thread came up as the top result so I thought I'd add my two pence. My first CPU was a 386SX-25 which was obviously bare (although they did become warm to the touch when powered up). My second CPU was an AMD 486DX4-100 and that one explicitly...