Computer Generation

By Joanna Angela Frial

  • First Generation

    First Generation
    The first generation of computers is generally known as electromechanical computers or using vacuum tubes. For example, ENIAC has used Vacuum tubes, relied on Machine Language and Boolean logic. A computer using vacuum tubes is very slow in executing programs compared to present-day computers.

  • Second Generation

    Second Generation
    They are also known as transistor computers. The second generation of computers consists of two types of devices, transistors, and magnetic core. The transistors helped to develop a better computer than the first generation computers consisting of vacuum tubes.

  • Third Generation

    Third Generation
    Third generation computers start using integrated circuits instead of transistors. The integrated circuit (IC) is a semiconductor material, that contains thousands of transistors miniaturized in it.

  • Fourth Generation

    Fourth Generation
    These computers used the VLSI technology or the Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits technology. Therefore they were also known as the microprocessors. Intel was the first company to develop a microprocessor.

  • Fifth Generation

    Fifth Generation
    Fifth Generation Computer Systems was a 10-year initiative begun in 1982 by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry to create computers using massively parallel computing and logic programming.

  • Sixth Generation

    Sixth Generation
    The most recent generation of computers that we now know of and are using daily, even as I write and you read this article, is the sixth generation of computers. The two foundational technologies of sixth-generation computers are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

  • Seventh Generation

    Seventh Generation
    Intel's 7th generation processors, also known as Kaby Lake, are a family of Core microprocessors that were announced in 2016. They are produced using a 14 nanometer manufacturing process technology13. Kaby Lake is a refresh of the previous Skylake architecture, with some improvements in efficiency and power. They are suitable for streaming high-resolution video and gaming on the go.

  • Eighth Generation

    Eighth Generation
    The 8th-gen Intel Core is a family of microprocessors that launched in 2017 and span three architectures: Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Cannon Lake12. The 8th-gen processors are manufactured using Intel's second 14 nm process node refinement2. The 8th-gen Core i5 and i7 CPUs are now quad-core chips even in the U-series.

  • Ninth Generation

    Ninth Generation
    The 9th Generation Intel Core CPU product line is a direct refresh of the 8th generation Coffee Lake hardware1. Enhancements include a better thermal interface on the high end processors, support for up to 8 cores, and newer chipsets with integrated USB 3.1 Gen2 (10Gbps) and CNVi-enabled Wi-Fi

  • Tenth Generation

    Tenth Generation
    New 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors deliver remarkable performance upgrades for improved productivity and stunning entertainment, including up to 5.3 GHz, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+), Thunderbolt™ 3 technology, 4K HDR, intelligent system optimization, and more.

  • 11th Generation

    11th Generation
    11th Gen Intel Core processors are based on new core architectures that dramatically improve performance for gaming, creating, business, and everyday use. 11th Gen Intel Core processors are the first to feature Intel® Iris® Xe graphics. They also have up to 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes for the latest discrete GPUs.

  • 12th Generation

    12th Generation
    12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors—a generation like no other before it. With unprecedented new performance hybrid architecture, 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors offer a unique combination of Performance and Efficient-cores (P-core and E-core). And that means real-world performance, intuitively scaled to match whatever you’re doing1.