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10 Years With Intel Pentium Processor. We Forgot!!!

Posted by xStainDx on 28 March 2003 - 09:25 · 11 comments & 1047 views

We regret very much that we forgot to celebrate one of the most important anniversaries in the computer hardware industry. On the 22nd March of 1993 Intel Corporation introduced the first ever Pentium processor, so, on the 22nd March of 2003 the brand-name was here for a decade.

The evolution of the Pentium processors from 60MHz to 3066MHz through the years is simply amazing both in terms of performance and capabilities. Basically, the whole computer industry evolved with the Pentium and, more importantly, the revolutions are still happening!

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The evolution of the Pentium processors from 60MHz to 3066MHz through the years is simply amazing both in terms of performance and capabilities. Basically, the whole computer industry evolved with the Pentium and, more importantly, the revolutions are still happening!

Now, hundreds of millions units and 3000MHz later let us take a look at the list of the most important milestones ever reached by Intel Pentium processors:

1993

March 22, 1993. Intel Pentium 60MHz and 66MHz processor introduction. 0.80 micron process technology, 3.1 million of transistors.

1994

March 7, 1994. Intel Pentium 90MHz and 100MHz processor introduction. 0.60 micron process technology, 3.2 million of transistors.
October 10, 1994. Intel Pentium 75MHz processor introduction. 0.60 micron process technology, 3.2 million of transistors. The first Pentium processor for notebooks.

1995

March 27, 1995. Intel Pentium 120MHz processor introduction. 0.60/0.35 micron process technology, 3.2 million of transistors.
June 1995. Intel Pentium 133MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 3.3 million of transistors.
November 1, 1995. Intel Pentium Pro 150, 166, 180 and 200MHz processor with 256KB or 512KB of on-die L2 cache introduction. 0.60/0.35 micron process technology, 5.5 million of transistors.

1996

January 4, 1996. Intel Pentium 150 and 166MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 3.3 million of transistors.
June 10, 1996. Intel Pentium 200MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 3.3 million of transistors.

1997

January 8, 1997. Intel Pentium 166 and 200MHz processor with MMX technology introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 4.5 million of transistors.
May 7, 1997. Intel Pentium II 233, 266 and 300MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
June 2, 1997. Intel Pentium 233MHz processor with MMX technology introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 4.5 million of transistors.
August 18, 1997. Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz processor with 1MB of on-die L2 cache introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 5.5 million of transistors.

1998

January 12, 1998. Intel Pentium 266MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 3.3 million of transistors.
January 26, 1998. Intel Pentium II 333MHz processor introduction. 0.35 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
April 2, 1998. Intel Pentium II 266 and 233MHz processor for mobile computers introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
April 15, 1998. Intel Pentium II 350 and 400MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
April 15, 1998. Intel Celeron 266MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
June 29, 1998. Intel Pentium II Xeon 400MHz with 512KB and 1MB of L2 cache processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
August 24, 1998. Intel Pentium II 450MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
October 6, 1998. Intel Pentium II Xeon 400MHz with 512KB of L2 cache processor for 2-way servers introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.

1999

January 5, 1999. Intel Pentium II Xeon 450MHz with 512KB, 1MB and 2MB of L2 cache processor for 4-way servers introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 7.5 million of transistors.
February 26, 1999. Intel Pentium III 450 and 500MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 9.5 million of transistors.
May 17, 1999. Intel Pentium III 550MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 9.5 million of transistors.
August 2, 1999. Intel Pentium III 600MHz processor introduction. 0.25 micron process technology, 9.5 million of transistors.
October 25, 1999. Intel Pentium III 500 to 733MHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 28 million of transistors.

2000

March 8, 2000. Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 28 million of transistors.
March 20, 2000. Intel Pentium III 850 and 866MHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 28 million of transistors.
May 24, 2000. Intel Pentium III 933MHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 28 million of transistors.
November 20, 2000. Intel Pentium 4 1.40 and 1.50GHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 42 million of transistors.

2001

April 23, 2001. Intel Pentium 4 1.70GHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 42 million of transistors.
April 23, 2001. Intel Pentium 4 1.60 and 1.80GHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 42 million of transistors.
August 27, 2001. Intel Pentium 4 1.90GHz processor introduction. 0.18 micron process technology with built-in 256KB of L2 cache, 42 million of transistors.
August 27, 2001. Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz processor introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.

2002

January 7, 2002. Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz processor introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.
April 2, 2002. Intel Pentium 4 2.40GHz processor introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.
May 6, 2002. Intel Pentium 4 2.26, 2.40 and 2.53GHz processor with 533MHz Quad Pumped Bus introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.
August 26, 2002. Intel Pentium 4 2.50 and 2.60GHz with 400MHz Quad Pumped Bus; 2.66 and 2.80GHz processor with 533MHz Quad Pumped Bus introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.
November 14, 2002. Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz with 533MHz Quad Pumped Bus and the Hyper-Threading technology introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 512KB of L2 cache, 55 million of transistors.

2003

March 12, 2002. Intel Pentium M 600MHz, 900MHz, 1.10, 1.20, 1.30, 1.40, 1.50 and 1.60GHz with 400MHz Quad Pumped Bus introduction. 0.13 micron process technology with built-in 1MB of L2 cache, 77 million of transistors.
To be continued…

By the way, will Prescott and Tejas code-named chips still carry the Pentium brand-name after more than 3652 days of its life?

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(2 replies) #1 Posted by leebobs on 28 Mar 2003 - 09:54: I am an AMD fan, but you have to hand it to Intel... 10 years with one brand is a huge achievement.

(2 replies) #2 Posted by Darkness2k on 28 Mar 2003 - 10:53: I remember having Intel CPU's.... up to around 233 MMX I think.. Then went to the K6-2's... then only the K7 (Athlon)... I remember seeing gameplay boost like 100% using exactly the same system just going from the K6-2 to the K7 lol I will stick to Athlon until I see a good reason to change back to Intel... and their really annoying adverts.... and the Intel Jingle... (do do do doo!)

#3 Posted by Xenomorph on 28 Mar 2003 - 18:08: they made a Pentium 266? the above article didnt say MMX either.. wtf? i thought 200 MHz was the last last "Pentium" and 233 MHz was the last "Pentium MMX" ...

#4 Posted by Krux on 28 Mar 2003 - 22:50: 10 years to long..... KIDDING!!

#5 Posted by thelastguardian on 29 Mar 2003 - 01:26: lol I remember when Pentium 60/66 came out, it was slower than 486 in most area (just like P4 XD ), slot with no upgrade path, massive heat and size, and very very expensive. But hey guess what this little bugger hold through to become what it is today. PS. 1. They missed the P3 800mgz 2. They also missed the P3 1.3ghz screwed up

(1 reply) #6 Posted by nacs on 29 Mar 2003 - 21:47: Cheers to Intel. Here's hoping they go 10 more years with quality, speedy processors for an affordable price.

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