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Pentium

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1994

    Pentium FDIV bug

    A defect in the floating-point division unit of early Pentium processors could return incorrect results for certain mathematical operations. Public scrutiny forced Intel to broaden its replacement policy and made the incident a landmark example of the reputational risks attached to branded hardware components.