[1] Intel named it DX4 (rather than DX3) as a consequence of litigation with Advanced Micro Devices over trademarks.
A version of IntelDX4 featuring write-back cache was released in October 1994.
The original write-through versions of the chip are marked with a laser-embossed “&E,” while the write-back-enabled versions are marked “&EW.” i486 OverDrive editions of IntelDX4 had locked multipliers, and therefore can only run at 3× the external clock speed.
IntelDX4 was an OEM-only product, but the DX4 Overdrive could be purchased at a retail store.
Motherboards lacking support for the 3.3-V CPUs can sometimes make use of them using a voltage regulator module (VRM) that fits between the socket and the CPU.