History of Intel MicroProcessors

Learn all the significant processor evolution facts, including introduction date, ratings and number of transistors. Click on the processor family below to view facts on each processor in that family, or scroll down the page to see them all. For an informative overview of Intel processor history, view "The Evolution of a Revolution." (PDF 2.9MB) For products introduced after December 2008, please refer to ark.intel.com. Choose a processor family, or scroll down to browse: Intel® Atom™ Processor Intel® Core™2 Processor     ||    Intel® Core™ Processor Intel® Pentium® D Processor     ||    Intel® Pentium® M Processor Intel® Itanium® Processor Family     ||     Intel® Xeon™ Processor Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processor     ||     Intel® Pentium® III Processor Intel® Celeron® Processor     ||     Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor Intel® Pentium® II Xeon™ Processor     ||     Intel® Pentium® II Processor Intel® Pentium® Pro Processor     ||     Intel® Pentium Processor Intel486™ Processors and Earlier View the Quick Reference Guide by date of introduction Intel® Atom™ Processor Processor Clock Speed(s) Intro Date(s) Mfg. Process Transistors Cache Addressable Memory Bus Speed Typical Use Intel® Atom™ Processor Z500 800 MHz Apr-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 400MT/s MID Intel® Atom™ Processor Z510 1.10 GHz Apr-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 400MT/s MID Intel® Atom™ Processor Z520 1.33 GHz Apr-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 533MT/s MID Intel® Atom™ Processor Z530 1.60 GHz Apr-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 533MT/s MID Intel® Atom™ Processor Z540 1.86 GHz Apr-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 533MT/s MID Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 1.60 GHz Jun-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 533 MHz MID Intel® Atom™ Processor 230 1.60 GHz Jun-08 45nm 47 million 512 kB L2 4 GB 533 MHz MID *Chipset may limit actual physical memory supported by platform Back to top         Intel® Core™2 Processor Processor Clock Speed(s) Intro Date(s) Mfg. Process Transistors Addressable Memory Cache Bus Speed Typical Use Intel® Core™2 Extreme Q9000 2 GHz Dec-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9800 2.93 GHz Dec-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9600 2.66 GHz Dec-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9550 2.66 GHz Dec-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P8700 2.53 GHz Dec-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9300 2.53 GHz Aug-08 45nm 820 million 64 GB 12 MB 1066 MHz Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9100 2.26 GHz Aug-08 45nm 820 million 64 GB 12 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SP9400 2.40 GHz Aug-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SP9300 2.26 GHz Aug-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SL9400 1.86 GHz Aug-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SL9300 1.60 GHz Aug-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SU9400 1.40 GHz Aug-08 45nm 228 million 64 GB 3 MB 800 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SU9300 1.20 GHz Aug-08 45nm 228 million 64 GB 3 MB 800 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Solo SU 3300 1.20 GHz Aug-08 45nm 205 million 64 GB 3 MB 800 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9775 3.20 GHz Feb-08 45nm 820 million 64 GB 12 M L2 1600 MHz Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9770 3.20 GHz Dec-07 45nm 820 million 64 GB 12 M L2 1600 MHz Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor X9100 3.06 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 M L2 1066 MHz Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P9500 2.53 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 M L2 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 2.40 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 3 M L2 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 2.26 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 3 M L2 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor X9000 2.80 GHz Jan-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 800 MT/s Enthusiast Notebook Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8300 2.83 GHz Apr-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 1333 MT/s Desktop PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7200 2.53 GHz Apr-08 45nm 228 million 64 GB 3 MB 1066 MT/s Desktop PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9600 2.80 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 M L2 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9500 2.60 GHz Jan-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 800 MT/s Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 2.53 GHz Jul-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 M L2 1066 MHz Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9300 2.50 GHz Jan-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 6 MB 800 MT/s Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300 2.40 GHz Jan-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 3 MB 800 MT/s Mobile PC Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8100 2.10 GHz Jan-08 45nm 410 million 64 GB 3 MB 800 MT/s