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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.