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Throughout the years, AMD often played catch-up—reversing engineering designs like the Intel 386 to produce their AMD386, and pioneering technological advancements such as the first 1 GHz x86 processor, the first desktop 64-bit CPU, and the first native dual-core desktop chip—all ahead of Intel. Despite these innovations, AMD struggled to sideline their larger rival, which leveraged superior manufacturing, aggressive marketing, and strategic legal tactics.