CPUs, 2000-2021

By RafayLFA

  • Evolution

    This is when around 54 thousand households had one or more computers at home.

  • Speed

    Intel released a 1.3 MHz processor.

  • Expansion

    Intel released the Core 2 Duo processor E6320 (4 M cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on April 22, 2006.

  • Wide spread

    Intel released several Core 2 Quad processors in August 2008: the Q8200, the Q9400, and the Q9650.

  • Break away

    AMD breaks off its manufacturing and forms GlobalFoundries on March 4, 2009.

  • Progress

    Intel released the first Core i7 mobile processor, the i7-720QM, in September 2009. It uses the Socket G1 socket type, runs at 1.6 GHz, and features a 6 MB L3 cache.

  • Advancements made

    Intel released the first Core i5 mobile processors, the i5-430M and the i5-520E, in January 2010.

  • Enhanced Visions

    Intel released their first processor to utilize the BGA-1364 socket and feature an Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU. Released in June 2013, it runs at 3.2 GHz and has 6 MB of L3 cache.

  • Got the SPEED

    Intel released the first Core i9 mobile processor, the i9-8950HK, in April 2018. It uses the BGA 1440 socket, runs at 2.9 GHz, has six cores, and features a 12 MB L3 cache.

  • Greed for more

    AMD announced it was buying Xilinx for $35 billion on October 27, 2020.

  • More Greed for more

    NVIDIA announced acquiring Arm for $40 billion on September 13, 2020.