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2012 BCE
3rd gen Core
64-bit 3.8 GHz 1.4 billion transistors 22nm
package style: FCLGA -
2010 BCE
2nd gen Core
64-bit 3.8 GHz 1.16 billion transistors 32nm
package style: rPGA, BGA -
2008 BCE
ATOM
64-bit 1.86 GHz 47 million transistors 45 nm
Package Style:uFCBGA -
2006 BCE
Core 2 Duo
64-bit 2.66 GHz 291 million transistors 65 nm
Package Style: LGA, uPGA, uBGA -
2003 BCE
Pentium M
32-bit 1.7 GHz 55 Million 90 nm
Package style: FCPGA -
2000 BCE
Pentium 4
64-bit 1.5 GHz 42 million 0.18 microns
package styles: SPGA, FCPGA, LGA -
1999 BCE
Pentium III
32-bit 600 MHz 9.5 million transistors 0.25 microns
Package Style: Slot 1, SPGA -
1997 BCE
Pentium II
32-bit 300 MHz 7.5 million .25 micron
Package Style: Slot 1, PPGA -
1993 BCE
Pentium 1
32-bit external 64-bit internal 66 MHz 3.1 million Transistors .8 microns
Package Style: PPGA -
1989 BCE
486
32-bit 25 MHz 1.2 million 1 micron
package styles: PGA, PQFP, SQFP -
1985 BCE
386
32-bit 16 MHz 275,000 1.5 microns
Package Styles: PGA PQFP -
1982 BCE
286
16-bit 6 MHz 134000 transistors 1.5 microns
Packaged Styles: PLCC, PQFP, PGA -
1978 BCE
8086
16-bit
Clock Speed was 5 MHz 29000 transistors with 3 microns -
1978 BCE
8088
8-bit external 16-bit internal 5 MHz 29000 transistors 3 micron
Package Styles:DIP, PLCC -
1974 BCE
8080
8-bit with 4500 transistors and 6 micron -
1972 BCE
8008
8-bit with 3,500 transistors with 10 micron -
1971 BCE
4004
4-bit computer with 2,300 transistors and was 10 micron -
1936 BCE
First Computer
The first freely programmable computer came into play.