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EVOLUTION OF CPU (HISTORY)

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  • INTEL 4004 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 4004 PROCESSOR
    It was the first commercial processor developed by intel.
    It was a microprocessor of only 4 bits of memory with a maximum clock speed of 740 KHz.
  • INTEL 8008 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 8008 PROCESSOR
    This processor, like the 4004 processor, was developed by Intel for Computer Terminal Corporation's company.
  • INTEL 8080 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 8080 PROCESSOR
    Developed by Intel. It is considered as the first really useful CPU design.
  • MOTOROLA MC6800 PROCESSOR

    MOTOROLA MC6800 PROCESSOR
    This microprocessor was developed by Motorola. Its name proceed of the number of transistors that it contains.
  • MOS 6502 PROCESSOR

    MOS 6502 PROCESSOR
    The 6502 was designed by the same team that had designed the Motorola 6800, after leaving that company.
  • ZILOG Z80 PROCESSOR

    ZILOG Z80 PROCESSOR
    Developed by Zilog. It was very well known thanks to its use in computers as the Amstrad CPC or the ZX Spectrum.
  • INTEL 8085 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 8085 PROCESSOR
    Developed by Intel in 1977. It was compatible with the previous processor (8080), but needs less hardware support.
  • VAX 78032

    VAX 78032
    CPU of 32-bits, developed by Digital Equipment Corporation and installed in the MicroVAX II computers.
  • INTEL 8086 AND INTEL 8088 PROCESSORS

    INTEL 8086 AND INTEL 8088 PROCESSORS
    They are the first 16-bit processors developed by Intel. They were the first of the x86 architecture.
  • INTEL 80286 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 80286 PROCESSOR
    Known as 286. It was the first Intel processor to run all the software programmed for its predecessor.
  • INTEL PROCESSOR 80386

    INTEL PROCESSOR 80386
    It is also known as 386. It had capacity for multitasking, which made it much easier to use operating systems that use virtual memory.
  • INTEL 80486 PROCESSOR

    INTEL 80486 PROCESSOR
    Known as 486. It was a great advancement in performance, such as a floating-point unit, an improved bus interface unit, etc ...
  • AMD AMX86 PROCESSORS

    AMD AMX86 PROCESSORS
    Processors manufactured by AMD and compatible with the codes of Intel of that moment. Also called Intel clones. They even surpassed the clock frequency of the Intel processors and at a much lower price.
  • POWERPC 601

    POWERPC 601
    It is a 32-bit RISC technology processor. IBM sought an alliance with Apple and Motorola for the creation of this processor.
  • INTEL PENTIUM

    INTEL PENTIUM
    This microprocessor had an architecture capable of executing two operations at a time, thanks to its two 32-bit data pipeline.
  • POWERPC 620

    POWERPC 620
    The first prototype of a 64-bit POWERPC processor developed by IBM and Motorola.
  • INTEL PENTIUM PRO

    INTEL PENTIUM PRO
    Intel developed this processor in 1995. It had 32-bit architecture and was mainly used on servers and workstations.
  • AMD K5

    AMD K5
    This processor developed by AMD was a direct rival of the Intel Pentium, even its architecture was more similar to the architecture of the Intel Pentium Pro.
  • INTEL PENTIUM II

    INTEL PENTIUM II
    Developed by Intel in 1997. It was an improved version of the Intel Pentium Pro.
  • INTEL PENTIUM II XEON

    INTEL PENTIUM II XEON
    Used mainly in servers and workstations.
  • INTEL CELERON

    INTEL CELERON
    The Celeron type processors correspond to the cheap range of Intel.
  • AMD ATHLON K7

    AMD ATHLON K7
    Processor developed by AMD and compatible with x86 architecture. It meant an improved redesign of his predecessor.
  • INTEL PENTIUM III

    INTEL PENTIUM III
    Developed by Intel in 1999 as successor to the pentium II. There was also a Celeron version for low-budget computers.
  • INTEL PENTIUM IV

    INTEL PENTIUM IV
    Processor based on x86 architecture manufactured by Intel. It is the first Intel processor with a completely new design.
  • AMD ATHLON 64

    AMD ATHLON 64
    It presents a memory controller in the integrated circuit itself that give it a better performance than the previous Athlon.
  • INTEL CORE 2 DUO

    INTEL CORE 2 DUO
    This processor consists of two cores, it can run several demanding applications simultaneously.
  • AMD PHENOM

    AMD PHENOM
    Phenom was the name given by AMD to the first generation of three- and four-core processors.
  • AMD PHENOM II AND ATHLON II

    AMD PHENOM II AND ATHLON II
    These processors replace the original Phenom and support the DDR3 memory.
  • INTEL CORE SANDY BRIDGE

    INTEL CORE SANDY BRIDGE
    Sandy Bridge processors are a very remarkable evolution on the previous Nehalem and Westmere, with a number of changes at a technical level but maintaining its name: Intel Core i3, i5 and i7, being low, medium and high range respectively
  • INTEL CORE IVY BRIDGE

    INTEL CORE IVY BRIDGE
    Ivy Bridge is the codename for third-generation Intel Core processors. They are therefore successors of the Sandy Bridge processors.
  • INTEL CORE HASWELL

    INTEL CORE HASWELL
    Haswell is the key name for fourth-generation Intel Core processors. They are the successors of the third-generation processors and implement new graphics technologies for gamming and graphic design.
  • INTEL I9 PROCESSORS

    INTEL I9 PROCESSORS
    The latest Intel processor range with 18 cores.
  • AMD RYZEN

    AMD RYZEN
    These are the new AMD processors.