Editing Intel i960 (section)

===80960KA, 80960KB===
A version of the RISC core without memory management or an [[floating point unit|FPU]] became the i960KA, and the RISC core with an FPU became the i960KB. The versions were, however, identical internally—only the labeling was different. This meant the CPUs were much larger than necessary for the "actually supported" feature sets, and as a result, more expensive to manufacture than they needed to be.

These processors contain more than 350,000 transistors. These processors can perform around 7.5 [[VAX Unit of Performance|VAX]] [[Instructions per second#Millions of instructions per second (MIPS)|MIPS]]. The 80960KB version is compatible with [[IEEE 754]] standard and can perform up to 4&nbsp;[[Whetstone (benchmark)|MWIPS]]. Both processors are available in 16 and 20&nbsp;MHz using [[CHMOS|CHMOS-III]] technology. Both processors are packaged in [[Pin grid array|132-PGA]]. The 80960KA version is available for US$230 and the 80960KB version is available for US$390 in quantities of 100 respectively.<ref name="Ormsby, Jon 1988, page 9"/>

The i960KA became successful as a low-cost 32-bit processor for the laser-printer market, as well as for early graphics terminals and other embedded applications. Its success paid for future generations, which were without the complex memory sub-system.