Microprocessor Chronology

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Contents 1 1970s 2 1980s 3 1990s 4 2000s 5 References

[edit] 1970s

Date	Name	Manufacturer	Clock	Process	Transistor Count
1971	4004	Intel	740 kHz	10 µm	2,250
1972	8008	Intel	500 kHz	10 μm	3,500
1974	6800	Motorola	2 MHz	-	4,100
1974	8080	Intel	2 MHz	6 μm	6,000
1974	RCA 1802	RCA	3.2 MHz	5 μm	5,000
1974	TMS1000	Texas Instruments	400 kHz	8 μm	8,000
1975	6502	MOS Technologies	1 MHz	-	4,000
1976	Z-80	Zilog	2 MHz	4 μm	8,500
1976	8085	Intel	5 MHz	3 μm	6,500
1976	TMS9900	Texas Instruments	3.3 MHz	-	8,000
1977	6100	Intersil	4 MHz	-	20,000
1978	8086	Intel	5 MHz	3 μm	29,000
1978	6801	Motorola	-	5 μm	35,000
1979	Z8000	Zilog	-	-	17,500
1979	8088	Intel	5 MHz	3 μm	29,000
1979	6809	Motorola	1 MHz	5 μm	40,000
1979	68000	Motorola	8 MHz	4 μm	68,000

[edit] 1980s

Date	Name	Manufacturer	Clock	Process	Transistor Count
1980	16032	National	-	-	60,000
1981	6120	Harris	10 MHz	-	20,000
1981	T-11	DEC	2.5 MHz	5 µm	17,000
1982	RISC-I	UC Berkeley	1 MHz	5 µm	44,500
1982	80186	Intel	6 MHz	-	55,000
1982	80286	Intel	6 MHz	1.5 µm	134,000
1983	RISC-II	UC Berkeley	3 MHz	3 µm	41,000
1984	68020	Motorola	16 MHz	2 µm	190,000
1984	32032	National	-	-	70,000
1985	386	Intel	16 MHz	1.5 µm	275,000
1985	Micro-VAX	DEC	-	-	125,000
1985	R2000	MIPS	8 MHz	2 µm	115,000
1985	R3000	MIPS	12 MHz	1.2 µm	120,000
1986	Z80000	Zilog	-	-	91,000
1986	SPARC	Sun Microsystems	40 MHz	0.8 µm	800,000
1987	68030	Motorola	16 MHz	1.3 µm	273000
1988	386 SX	Intel	16 MHz	1 µm	275,000
1989	486	Intel	25 MHz	1 µm	1,180,000
1989	i860	Intel	25 MHz	1 µm	1,000,000

[edit] 1990s

Date	Name	Manufacturer	Clock	Process	Transistor Count (millions)
1990	386 SL	Intel	20 MHz	1 µm	0.85
1990	68040	Motorola	40 MHz	-	1.2
1991	486 SL	Intel	33 MHz	0.7 µm	1.4
1991	R4000	MIPS	100 MHz	0.8 µm	1.35
1992	Alpha 21064	DEC	100-200 MHz	0.75 µm	1.68
1992	PA-7100	Hewlett Packard	100 MHz	0.80 µm	.85[1]
1993	PowerPC 601	IBM, Motorola	50 MHz	0.6 µm	2.8
1993	Pentium	Intel	60-66 MHz	0.8 µm	3.1
1994	68060	Motorola	50 MHz	0.6 µm	2.5
1994	Alpha 21064A	DEC	200-300 MHz	0.5 µm	2.85
1994	PowerPC 604	IBM, Motorola	100 MHz	0.5 µm	3.6
1994	PA-7100LC	Hewlett Packard	100 MHz	0.75 µm	.90
1995	Alpha 21164	DEC	266-333 MHz	0.5 µm	9.3
1995	Pentium Pro	Intel	200 MHz	0.35 µm	5.5
1996	Alpha 21164A	DEC	400-500 MHz	0.35 µm	9.7
1996	K5	AMD	75 MHz	0.5 µm	4.3
1996	R10000	MIPS	150-250 MHz	0.35 µm	6.7
1997	Pentium II	Intel	233 MHz	0.35 µm	7.5
1997	K6	AMD	166 MHz	0.35 µm	8.8
1998	Alpha 21264	DEC	450-600 MHz	0.35 µm	15.2
1998	R12000	MIPS	270-400 MHz	0.25 µm, 0.18 µm	6.9
1999	Pentium III	Intel	450 MHz	0.25 µm	9.5
1999	Athlon	AMD	1 GHz	0.18 µm	22

[edit] 2000s

Date	Name	Manufacturer	Clock	Process	Transistor Count (millions)
2000	Athlon XP	AMD	1.3 GHz	180 nm	37.5
2000	Pentium 4	Intel	1.4 GHz	180 nm	42
2001	R14000	MIPS	500 MHz	130 nm	7.2
2000	UltraSPARC III	Sun Microsystems	900 MHz	0.13	29
2001	Itanium	Intel	733 MHz	-	25
2001	PowerPC G4	Motorola	-	180 nm	174
2002	Itanium 2	Intel	900 MHz	-	410
2003	Pentium M	Intel	900 MHz	130 nm	77
2003	Pentium 4 Extreme Edition	Intel	-	130 nm	175
2005	Pentium D	Intel	2.8 GHz	90 nm	230
2005	Athlon 64	AMD	2.6 GHz	90 nm	200
2006	Xeon	Intel	3 GHz	65 nm	291
2006	Core 2	Intel	3 GHz	65 nm	291
2008	Phenom	AMD	3 GHz	65 nm	450
2008	Core 2	Intel	3 GHz	45 nm	291

[edit] References