Difference between 80186 and 80286 Microprocessor:
The difference between 80186 and 80286 Microprocessor is given in table below
80186 microprocessor |
80286 microprocessor |
Intel 80186 was developed in 1982 and it is the improved version of 8086, in the sense that it has faster instruction execution time, includes a few more instructions as compared to 8086. | Intel 80286 was developed in 1983 by Intel and it is the improved version of 80186, in the sense that it has faster instruction execution time, includes a few more instructions as compared to 80186. |
80186 has an operating frequency of 8 MHz to 10 MHz | 80286 has an operating frequency of 8 MHz to 12.5 MHz. |
80186 has no memory management capability. | 80286 has memory management capability that maps 230(1GB) of virtual address. |
The 80186 has 20-bit address lines and is able to access 220 = 1MB memory. | The 80286 has 24-bit address lines and can able to access 224 = 16 MB memory. |
80186 operates in real addressing mode | 80286 operates in real mode as well as protected virtual address mode. |
80186 is compatible with all existing instructions of 8086 and it has ten new instructions. | 80286 is compatible with all existing instructions of 80186 and it has some new instructions |
80186 is two times the performance of the standard 8086. The power consumption is less than 8086. | 80286 is six times the performance of the standard 8086. The power consumption is less than 8086. |
CAP is not available in the 80186 microprocessor. | 80286 has a new pin CAP. An external capacitor is connected to the CAP pin for filtering the bias voltage. |