Evolution of Intel microprocessor

Intel 4004

Introduceduce in 1971

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(intel 4004 image)

Clock Speed	: 108-740 kHz
Type	: 4 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 2300
Manufacture technology	: 10 mm

Fun Facts:

The 4004 is intel first microprocessor

it powered the busicom calculator and paved the way for the personal computer

Intel 8008

Introduceduce in 1972

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(intel 8008 image)

Clock Speed	: 200-800 kHz
Type	: 8 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 3500
Manufacture technology	: 10 mm

Fun Facts:

The 8008 is intel first 8 bit processor,

it twice as powerful as the intel 4004 processor

Intel 8080

Introduce in 1974

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(intel 8080 image)

Clock Speed	: 2 MHz
Type	: 8 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 4500
Manufacture technology	: 6 mm

Fun Facts:

The 8080 is sn improvement version of intel 8008 processor

Altair, the first successful personal computer based on intel 8080

Intel 8086

Introduceduce in 1978

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(intel 1978 image)

Clock Speed	: 5 MHz
Type	: 16 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 29,000
Manufacture technology	: 3 mm

Fun Facts:

The 8086 is the first 16 bit processor,

the 8086 gave rise to x86 architecture, which eventually became Intel most successful line of processor

Intel 8088

Introduceduce in 1979

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(intel 8088 image)

Clock Speed	: 5 MHz
Type	: 16 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 29,000
Manufacture technology	: 3 mm

Fun Facts:

The 8080 is created as a cheaper version of 8086,

The 8088 become the standard microprocessor for all IBM PCs and PC console, which is highly boosted tge brand name of Intel processor

Intel 80286

Introduceduce in 1982

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(intel 80286 image)

Clock Speed	: 5-25 MHz
Type	: 16 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 134,000
Manufacture technology	: 1.5 μm

Fun Facts:

intel 80286 also known as Intel 286

Bill gates famously dubbed the 286 as as a “brain dead cheap” since it wasn't able to run multiple MS-DOC application in windows environment

Intel 80386

Introduceduce in 1985

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(intel 80386 image)

Clock Speed	: 16 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 275,000
Manufacture technology	: 1.5 μm

Fun Facts:

The intel 80386 also known as i386 or just 386,

it was the first 32 bit microprocessor of intel

the i386 had more than 100 times as many transistor as the first intel processor 4004

Intel 80486

Introduce in 1989

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(intel 8080 image)

Clock Speed	: 25 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 1.2 Million
Manufacture technology	: 1 μm

Fun Facts:

The 80486 also known as i486 or just 486

The 486 is the first microprocessor with over 1 Million transistors

It can scan the Encyclopedia Britannica in 3.5 seconds

Intel Pentium

Introduceduce in 1993

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(intel 1978 image)

Clock Speed	: 66 MHz
Type	: 16 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 3.1 Million
Manufacture technology	: 0.8 μm

Fun Facts:

This microprocessor originally named as 586 But enable to patent number, Intel avoid naming this cheapest as 586

Intel Pentium pro

Introduceduce in 1995

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(intel Pentium pro)

Clock Speed	: 200 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 5.5 Million
Manufacture technology	: 0.35 μm

Fun Facts:

The intel Pentium pro was designed for server and workstation applications

It was used in super computers like ASCI Red, the first Computer to reach the teraFLOPS performance mark

Intel Pentium II

Introduce in 1989

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(intel Pentium II)

Clock Speed	: 300 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 7.4 millions
Manufacture technology	: 250 mm

Fun Facts:

The Pentium II also designed for server and workstation utilize demanding business application

Intel Celeron

Introduceduce in 1998

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(intel Celeron)

Clock Speed	: 266 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 7.5 Million
Manufacture technology	: 250 nm

Fun Facts:

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 Winclip

Intel Pentium III

Introduce in 2000

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(Intel Pentium III)

Clock Speed	: 500 MHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 9.5 Million
Manufacture technology	: 250 nm

Fun Facts:

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

Introduceduce in 2000

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(intel Pentium 4)

Clock Speed	: 1.5 GHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 42 Million
Manufacture technology	: 180 nm

Fun Facts:

The Pentium 4 brand is an entire series of Single core CPUs for desktop, laptop and entry level server

Intel Xeon

Introduceduce in 2001

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(intel Xeon)

Clock Speed	: 1.7 GHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 42 Million
Manufacture technology	: 180 nm

Fun Facts:

The Intel Xeon brand is targeted exclusively at the non-consumer workstation, server and embedded system markets

Intel Pentium M

Introduce in 2003

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(intel Pentium M)

Clock Speed	: 1.7 GHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core
Number of transistor	: 55 millions
Manufacture technology	: 130 nm

Fun Facts:

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 and duo

Introduceduce in 2006

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(intel core solo and duo)

Clock Speed	: 2.3 GHz
Type	: 32 bit, Single core or Dual core
Number of transistor	: 151 Million
Manufacture technology	: 65 nm

Fun Facts:

Core duo is Intel' s 1st dual-core mobile processor

The Core Duo was the CPU for the first generation MacBook Pro, while the Core Solo appeared in Apple Mac Mini line.

Intel core 2

Introduce in 2006

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(Intel core 2)

Clock Speed	: 2.66 GHz
Type	: 64 bit, 1, 2, or 4 core
Number of transistor	: 291 Million
Manufacture technology	: 65 nm

Fun Facts:

First set of processors based on core microarchitecture

The Core 2 brand included Solo (single-core), Duo (dual-core), Quad (quad-core) and Extreme (dual or quad-core CPUS for enthusiasts) subbrands.

Intel Atom

Introduceduce in 2008

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(intel Atom)

Clock Speed	: 1.86 GHz
Type	: 32 bit, 1 to 8 core/td>
Number of transistor	: 47 Million
Manufacture technology	: 45 nm

Fun Facts:

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 core I7

Introduceduce in 2008

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(intel Xeon)

Clock Speed	: 3.2 GHz
Type	: 64 bit, 4 to 10 cores
Number of transistor	: 731 Million
Manufacture technology	: 45 nm

Fun Facts:

Core i7 is the successor to the Intel Core 2 brand

Core i7 brand targets the business and high-end consumer markets for both desktop and laptop computers

Intel core I5

Introduce in 2009

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(intel Core i5)

Clock Speed	: 2.66 GHz
Type	: 64 bit, 2 or 4 cores
Number of transistor	: 774 millions
Manufacture technology	: 45 nm

Fun Facts:

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 core i3

Introduceduce in 2010

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(intel core I3)

Clock Speed	: 2 GHz
Type	: 64 bit, Dual core
Number of transistor	: 382 Million
Manufacture technology	: 32 nm

Fun Facts:

Core i3 is Intel' s new entry level processor line for both desktop and laptop computers

Intel core i9

Introduceduce in 2017

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(inte Core i9)

Clock Speed	: 3.3+ GHz
Type	: 64 bit, 10 to 18 cores
Number of transistor	: Undisclosed
Manufacture technology	: 14 nm

Fun Facts:

Core i9 is Intel' s high end processor line aimed at PC enthusiasts

Extreme edition core i9-7980XE costs a whopping $1999