EVOLUTION OF
MICROPROCESSOR
Tanay, Karl Charton M.
BSCS 1F
INTEL 4004
INTRODUCED IN 1971
• CLOCKSPEED: 108-740 KHz
• TYPE: 4 bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 2,300
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 10 microns
• >The 4004 is Intel's first microprocessor.
• >It powered the Busi com calculator and
paved the way for the personal computer
INTEL 8008
INTRODUCED IN1972
• CLOCKSPEED:200-800 KHz
• TYPE:8-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:3,500
• MANUFACTURING TECH:10 microns
• >The 8008 is Intel's first 8 bit processor.
• >it is twice as powerful as the 4004
processor
INTEL 8080
INTRODUCED IN 1974
• CLOCKSPEED:2 MHz
• TYPE: 8-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:4,500
• MANUFACTURING TECH:6 microns
• >The 8080 is an improved version of the 8008.
• >Altair, the first successful personal computer
is based on 8080
INTEL 8086
INTRODUCED IN 1978
• CLOCKSPEED: 5MHz
• TYPE: 16-bit, single core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 29,000
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 3
microns
• >The 8086 is the first 16-bit processor.
• >The 8086 gave rise to the x86
Architecture, which eventually became
Intel most successful line of processors
INTEL 8088
INTRODUCED IN 1979
• CLOCKSPEED: 5MHz
• TYPE: 16-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:29,000
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 3 microns
• >The 8088 is created as a cheaper version of 8086.
• >The 8088 became the standard microprocessor for all
IBM PCs and PC clones which highly boosted the brand
name of intel processors
INTEL 286
INTRODUCED IN 1982
• CLOCKSPEED: 6 MHz
• TYPE: 16, Bit single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:134,000
• MANUFACTURING TECH.:1.5
microns
• >Bill gates famously dubbed the 286 as
a "brain dead chip" since it wasn't able
to run multiple MS-DOS application in
windows environment.
INTEL 386
INTRODUCED IN 1985
• CLOCKSPEED: 16 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 275,000
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 1.5 microns
• >The 386 had more than 100 times as
many transistors as the first intel
processor 4004
• >It can scan the encyclopedia Britannica
in 12.5 seconds
INTEL 486
INTRODUCED IN 1989
• CLOCKSPEED: 25 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:1.2 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 1 micron
• >The 486 is the first processor with over 1
million transistors
• >It can scan the encyclopedia Britannica
in 3.5 seconds
INTEL PENTIUM
INTRODUCED IN 1993
• CLOCKSPEED: 66 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR:3.1 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.8 micron
• >Originally named as 586. But unable to
patent numbers, Intel avoided this chipset as
586.
INTEL PENTIUM PRO
INTRODUCED IN 1995
• CLOCKSPEED: 200 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 5.5 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.35 micron
• >The Pentium pro was designed for server
and workstation applications
• >It was used in supercomputers like ASCI
red, the first computer to reach the tera
FLOPS performance mark
INTEL PENTIUM II
INTRODUCED IN 1997
• CLOCKSPEED:300 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 7.5 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.25 micron
• >The Pentium II was also designed for
workstations and servers that utilize
demanding business applications
INTEL CELERON
INTRODUCED IN 1998
• CLOCKSPEED: 266 MHz
• TYPE:32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 7.5 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH:0.25 micron
• >Celeron was introduced in response to
Intel's loss of the low-end budget market,
in particular to the AMD K6, the Cyrix
6x86, and the IDT Win chip
INTEL PENTIUM III
INTRODUCED IN1999
• CLOCKSPEED: 500 MHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 9.5 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.25 micron
• >The Pentium III was the first x86 CPU to include a
unique, retrievable, identification number called PSN
(Processor Serial Number). But due to privacy concerns.
Intel eventually removed the PSN feature
INTEL PENTIUM 4
INTRODUCED IN 2000
• CLOCKSPEED: 1.5 GHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 42
million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.18
micron
• >The Pentium 4 brand is an entire series
of single-core CPUs for desktops, laptops
and entry-level servers.
INTEL XEON
INTRODUCED IN 2001
• CLOCKSPEED: 1.7 GHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 42 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 0.18 micron
• >The Intel Xeon brand is targeted
exclusively at the non-consumer
workstation, server and embedded system
markets
INTEL PENTIUM M
INTRODUCED IN 2003
• CLOCKSPEED: 1.7 GHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 55 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 130 nm
• >As the M line was originally designed in
Israel, the first Pentium M was identified
by the codename Banias. Named after an
ancient site in Israel
INTEL CORE SOLO & DUO
INTRODUCED IN 2006
• CLOCKSPEED: 1.06- 2.33 GHz
• TYPE: 32-bit, single core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 151 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 65 nm
• >Core duo is Intel's 1st dual-core mobile
processor
• >The core Duo was the CPU for the first
generation Mac book Pro, while the Core
solo appeared in apple Mac mini line.
INTEL CORE 2
INTRODUCED IN 2006
• CLOCKSPEED: 2.66 GHz
• TYPE: 64bit, 1, 2 or 4-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 291 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 65 nm
• >First set of processors based on core micro
architecture
• >The core 2 brand included Solo (single-
core), Duo (dual-core) Quad (quad- core) and
Extreme (dual or quad-core CPUs for
enthusiasts) Sub brands.
INTEL ATOM
INTRODUCED IN 2008
• CLOCKSPEED: 1.86 GHz
• TYPE: 32bit, 1 to 8-cores
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 47 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 45 nm
• >The Intel Atom is Intel's line of low-
power, low-cost and low-performance
microprocessors
• >Atom is mainly used in netbooks, nettops
and mobile internet devices
INTEL i7
INTRODUCED IN 2008
• CLOCKSPEED:2.66 - 3.2 GHz
• TYPE: 64bit, 4 to 10-cores
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 731 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 45 nm
• >Core i7 is the successor to the Intel Core
2 brand
• >Core i7 brand targets the business and
high-end consumer markets for both for
both desktop and laptop computers
INTEL CORE i5
INTRODUCED IN 2009
• CLOCKSPEED: 2.66 GHz
• TYPE: 64bit, 2 or 4-cores
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 774 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 45 nm
• >Core i5 brand targets the mainstream
consumer markets for both desktop and
laptop computers
• >Core i5 introduced turbo Boost Technology
which adds performance when needed
INTEL i3
INTRODUCED IN 2010
• CLOCKSPEED: 2.93 - 3.07 GHz
• TYPE: 64bit, 2-core
• NUMBER OF TRANSISTOR: 382 million
• MANUFACTURING TECH: 32 nm
• >Core i3 Intel's new entry level processor
line for both desktop and laptop computers
