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Intel
The current performance and market leader at the time of this writing is Intel. Intel is currently the sole supplier of processors for all recent Apple computers (Macbook, Macbook Pro, Mini, iMac etc.) and are found in virtually all major computer manufacturer’s product lineups. Intel’s most current crop of CPUs are the Core iX-series processors which include the i3, i5 and i7; as of January 2011, these series of processors entered their 2nd generation (codenamed “Sandy Bridge” where the 1st generation was codenamed “Nehalem”, differences explained under the special features section).
AMD
AMD is the second largest supplier of processors for personal computers. Many of their products are found in both high-performance and budget-oriented notebooks as well as low-cost, enthusiast-oriented desktop builds. The Phenom II and Fusion platforms comprise AMD’s most popular and mainstream offerings at the time of this writing.
Beneath, we provide a chart which compares the relative performance between competing product lines within Intel’s and AMD’s offerings. These are organized by the following three classes: high-end, mid-range and economy. It is important to note that though this comparison offers a reference of relative performance within each brand, it does not necessarily indicate absolute rankings between competing Intel and AMD products (for instance, the Core i7 is in the same row and category as the Phenom II series but offers superior general performance). Further, the Core iX Mobile series only indicate relative performance for notebook platforms — that is, it is generally not useful to compare them to desktop processors such as the Intel Core i7 or the Phenom II series.
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| Intel Core i7
As Intel’s flagship processor, the i7 is a 64-bit processor offering either 2, 4, or 6 cores of the highest levels of general performance available. The i7 combines Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost technologies for the most demanding and advanced of applications.
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Intel Core i7 Mobile
Intel’s Core i7 Mobile features unparalleled performance on notebooks, incorporating significant power savings while implementing the same features as the non-mobile i7, Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost. The i7 Mobile is available on notebooks with 2 or 4 cores; currently the 4 core version offers higher performance in some respects but heat and battery life are concerns.
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AMD Phenom II X6
AMD’s Phenom II X6 represents the industry’s first consumer class six-core processor. The X6 offers the highest levels of performance ideal for the most intensive of tasks – bolstered by AMD’s new Turbo Core technology, the X6 is able to optimize performance in a variety of situations.
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| Intel Core i5
Based upon the same architecture as the i7, the i5 is also a 64-bit processor that features 2 or 4 cores at a similar class of performance of the i7 processor at a lower cost. The i5 features Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technology but do not possess as much cache memory as the i7.
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Intel Core i5 Mobile
The Intel Core i5 Mobile while also featuring Hyper Threading and Turbo Boost possesses a similar but lesser class of performance than the Core i7 Mobile with less cache and available in notebooks only with 2 cores. The Core i5 Mobile is a high performance processor with low energy requirements.
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AMD Phenom II X4
AMD’s latest generation of consumer class 4 core processors, the quad-core Phenom II X4 chips are designed to deliver performance ideal for all kinds of multimedia as well as in the most demanding of applications such as virtualization. |
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| Intel Core i3
Derived from the same architecture as the higher end i5 and i7, the i3 is available strictly as a dual core processor. Though Hyper Threading is available, it does not feature TurboBoost. The Core i3 processor presents higher levels of performance than the Core 2 at a smaller cost.
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Intel Core i3 Mobile
The Intel Core i3 Mobile descends similarly from the i3, presenting a fast, 64-bit computing experience with the intelligent architecture of the i5 Mobile and i7 Mobile. The i3 Mobile features 2 cores and Hyper Threading but does not include Turbo Boost technology
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AMD Phenom II X3 & X2
AMD’s Phenom X3 and X2 processors boast 3 or 2 cores that offer excellent performance value; great for all around usage on a small budget all while utilizing AMD’s latest architecture technology seen in the Phenom II X4 series |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad
The Core 2 Quad features 4 processing cores to optimize gaming, video, and image processing. Built on the same architecture as the Core 2 Duo, this processor excels on multi-tasking with performance hungry applications.
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| Intel Core 2 Extreme
Available in both 2 and 4 core versions, distinguishing features of the Extreme series include higher bus speeds than the non-extreme versions, and an unlocked clock multiplier for further customization of your computing performance.
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| Intel Core 2 Duo
Contains two processing cores to optimize gaming, video, and image processing. Laptops with this chip tend to be thinner and and more energy-efficient.
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AMD Phenom I X3 & Phenom I X4
AMD’s first generation of consumer class processors featuring quad and triple core performance found in desktop builds. Features 64-bit computing performance as well as AMD’s HyperTransport bus technology.
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| Intel Pentium Dual Core
Dual core processor based on the Core microarchitecture. A class beneath the Core 2 Duo and Core Duo of Intel’s processor offerings, the Pentium Dual Core is available in current desktops and laptops.
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AMD Turion II Ultra / AMD Turion II
The Turion II and Turion II Ultra are AMD’s mainstream mobile processor platform; they provide excellent all-around performance for multimedia such as high definition video. As these are often paired with AMD/ATI graphics, budget configurations containing these processors are also sufficient for basic 3D graphics and gaming.
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| Intel Core Duo / Intel Core Solo
The Intel Core Duo and Core Solo are dual and single core processors based on the Core microarchitecture. The Core Duo and Core Solo offers modest performance for office and limited multimedia oriented tasks.
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AMD Athlon II X2
The AMD Athlon II X2 is a 2 core desktop processor that is 80% faster than it’s single core counterpart. Great for multitasking and multimedia consumption on a budget.
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| Intel Centrino/Centrino Duo
A mobile-oriented processor based upon Pentium M or Core Duo architectures; the Centrino also integrates wireless networking technology allowing for smaller sized laptops. Offers slight performance boost over simply choosing a core duo and dell wireless card (which is typically less expensive.)
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AMD Sempron
The AMD Sempron is a budget class processor seen in low cost notebooks and desktops and are considered a class above netbook/nettop processors such as the Intel Atom or the AMD Neo platforms.
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| Intel Atom
Primarily found in netbooks and nettops, this processor has been designed with price and power consumption in mind. As a result, it offers much less processing power than other current Intel alternatives. This processor is available in 1 or 2 cores, with the single core option being far more prevalent.
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AMD Athlon Neo / Neo X2
The Athlon Neo and Neo X2 are single and dual core processors seen in ultra-mobile platforms such as netbook and nettops. They are featured with ATI integrated graphics for reasonable multimedia playback performance.
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| Intel Celeron
Intel’s economy model processor. It is the most basic, and thus the slowest. It has less cache than other Intel processors, so even if it has the same Ghz rating as another processor, it will be slower. We usually do not recommend this processor because it offers the least in terms of longevity.
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This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but rather a way to identify different branches in processors. To see a more comprehensive comparison of specific processor types, follow the benchmark links below. Benchmark websites rank processors within and between series. The highest rated processors are typically used for server applications and for simplicity, those products are omitted in the set of rankings above (eg. Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron); rather the processors that are found in desktops and notebooks are included.
It is further important to recognize that general processor speed is not solely atttributed by its frequency — these are the Mhz and Ghz numbers often seen — of the processor when comparing between different product lines as is the common misconception. For instance, an Intel Pentium 4 3.8 Ghz processor is slower than an Intel Core Duo or AMD Phenom. The primary reasons for this is a function of the architecture and the associated features therein (particulrly additional physical cores, advancing of bus technology, etc). It is thus, only applicable comparing frequency ratings to ascertain relative performance within exact product lines (eg. Core 2 Duo vs. Core 2 Duo). The chart beneath will give a rough idea of the hierarchy of performance expected in faring against competing product lines at the time of this writing. It may also be helpful to understand that versions of processors found in desktops tend to be higher in performance than their notebook counterparts of the same product line; this is done to maintain thermal requirements, battery life and minimize size at the cost of speed.
Benchmark Links:
Desktop CPU Benchmarks:
Mobile CPU Benchmarks:
Product Information from Manufacturers:
- Intel’s Processor site: http://www.intel.com/products/processor/index.htm
- AMD’s Processor site: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118,00.html
Intel http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/quickrefyr.htm
2008
December 2008
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Q9000 2 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9800 2.93 GHz
Intel® Core™2 processor P9600 2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 processor T9550 2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 processor 8700
2.53 GHz
November, 2008
Intel® Core™ i7-965 Extreme Edition
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™ i7-940
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™ i7-920
2.66 GHz
September, 2008
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP X7460
2.66 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP L7455
2.13 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP L7445
2.13 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP E7450
2.40 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP E7440
2.40 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP E7430
2.13 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP E7420
2.13 GHz
August, 2008
Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9300
2.53 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9100
2.26 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SP9400
2.40 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SP9300
2.26 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SL9400
1.86 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SL9300
1.60 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SU9400
1.40 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SU9300
1.20 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Solo SU3300
1.20 GHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor 723
1.20 GHz
July, 2008
Intel® Core™ Extreme Processor X9100
3.06 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T9600
2.80 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor P9500
2.53 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T9400
2.53 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor P8600
2.40 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor P8400
2.26 GHz
June, 2008
Intel® Atom™ Processor N270
1.60 GHz
Intel® Atom™ Processor 230
1.60 GHz
April, 2008
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z500
800 MHz
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z510
1.10 GHz
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z520
1.33 GHz
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z530
1.60 GHz
Intel® Atom™ Processor Z540
1.86 GHz
Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor E1400
2 GHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor 570
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8300
2.83 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7200
2.53 GHz
February, 2008
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9775
3.20GHz
January, 2008
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X3350
2.83 GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X3350
2.66 GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X3320
2.50 GHz
Dual-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E3110
3 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor X9000
2.80 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9500
2.60 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9300
2.50 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300
2.40 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8100
2.10 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8500
3.16 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8400
3 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8190
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad Processor Q9550
2.83 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad Processor Q9450
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad Processor Q9300
2.50 GHz
2007
December, 2007
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9770
3.20GHz
November, 2007
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9650
3.0GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5482
3.2GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5472
3.0GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5472
3.0GHz
Intel® Core 2 Extreme Processor E5462
2.80GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5460
3.16GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5450
3.0GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5450
3.0GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5440
2.83GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5430
2.66GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5420
2.50GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5410
2.33GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5405
2.00GHz
Dual-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5260
3.33GHz
Dual-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X5272
3.4GHz
Dual-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E5205
1.86GHz
October, 2007
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9150M
1.66GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9150N
1.66GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9140M
1.66GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9140N
1.6GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9120N
1.42GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9130M
1.66GHz
Dual-core Intel® Itanium Processor 9110N
1.6GHz
September, 2007
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor X7350
2.93GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor L7345
1.86GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E7340
2.40GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E7330
2.40GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E7320
2.13GHz
Quad-core Intel® Xeon® Processor E7310
1.60GHz
Mobile Intel® Core™2 Extreme X7900
2.8GHz
Mobile Intel® Core™2 Extreme T7800
2.6GHz
July, 2007
Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core QX6850
2.66-3.0 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6700
2.66 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo E6550-E6850
2.33-3.0 GHz
Mobile Intel® Core™2 Extreme X7800
2.6GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7200/T7400/T7600
2.0 GHz
2.16 GHz
2.33 GHz
June, 2007
Pentium® Dual Core™ processor E2160
1.80 GHz
Pentium® Dual Core™ processor E2140
1.60 GHz
April, 2007
Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core QX6800
2.93 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500
2.2 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4400
2.0 GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4300
1.8 GHz
January, 2007
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600
2.4 GHz
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2006
November, 2006
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon™ X5355
2.66 GHz
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon™ X5355
2.33 GHz
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon™ X5355
1.86 GHz
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon™ X5355
1.60 GHz
August, 2006
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ 7140M
3.33-3.40 GHz
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ 7130M
3.16-3.20 GHz
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ 7120M
3 GHz
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon™ 7110M
2.5-2.6 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300-T2700***
1.66-2.33 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo LV Processor L2400-L2500***
1.50-1.83 GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo LV Processor L2300 (EOL 5/07)
1.50 GHz
Intel® Core™ Solo Processor T1300-T1400
1.66-1.83 GHz
July, 2006
Intel® Pentium Core™2 Duo Processor
2.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
2.133 GHz
1.866 GHz
Intel® Pentium Core™2 Extreme Processor X6800
2.933 GHz
Intel® Pentium Core™ Solo Processor T1350
1.86 GHz
Dual Core Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor
1.4-1.6 GHz
June, 2006
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5100
2.33-3.0 GHz
May, 2006
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor
3.20-3.73 GHz
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor
3 GHz
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor
1.66 GHz
March, 2006
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 430-450
1.73-2.0GHz
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 410/420 (EOL May-07)
1.46-1.60GHz
Intel® Celeron® M ULV Processor 423/443
1.73-2.0GHz
Intel® Core™ Duo ULV Processor U2400-U2500
1.06-1.20GHz
Intel® Core™ Solo ULV Processor U1300***
1.06GHz
February, 2006
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2050/2250/2350/2450
1.6/1.73/1.86/2.0 GHz
January, 2006
Intel® Pentium® D Processor 900
2.8 – 3.4 GHz
Intel® Pentium™ Processor Extreme Edition 955
3.46 GHz
Intel® Pentium™ Processor Extreme Edition 965
3.73 GHz
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2005
November, 2005
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 662 and 672
3.6 – 3.8 GHz
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 7000
2.666 – 3 GHz
October, 2005
Dual Core Intel® Xeon® Processor
2.8 GHz
June, 2005
Intel® Celeron® D Processor 351
3.20 GHz
May, 2005
Intel® Pentium® D Processor 800
2.8 – 3.2 GHz
April, 2005
Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition 840
3.20 GHz
March, 2005
Intel® Xeon® Processor
3.166 – 3.666 GHz
Intel® Xeon® Processor MP
2.666 – 3.666 GHz
February, 2005
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting HT Technology
3.73 GHz
3.80 GHz (570)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting HT Technology 660, 650, 640, and 630
3.60 GHz (660)
3.40 GHz (650)
3.20 GHz (640)
3 GHz (630)
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 600
3 – 3.8 GHz
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630-660
3 – 3.6 GHz
January 19, 2005
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 770, 760, 758, 750, 740, and 730
2.13 GHz (770)
2 GHz (760)
1.5 GHz (758)
1.20 GHz (753)
1.86 GHz (750)
1.73 GHz (740)
1.60 GHz (730)
Intel® Celeron® M processor Ultra-Low Voltage 373
1 GHz
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 370
1.5 GHz
January 4, 2005
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting HT Technology 552
3.46 GHz
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2004
November 23, 2004
Intel® Celeron® D Processor 345
3.06 GHz
November 15, 2004
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting HT Technology
3.46 GHz
November 8, 2004
Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor
1.6 GHz, 9MB L3 Cache
1.6 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache
1.5 GHz, 4MB L3 Cache
1.6 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache
Low Voltage Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor
1.30 GHz
Oct. 20, 2004
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 765
2.10 GHz
September 28, 2004
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting HT Technology 548
3.33 GHz
September 22, 2004
Intel® Celeron® D Processor 340
2.93 GHz
August 31, 2004
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 360 and 350
1.4 GHz
1.3 GHz
July 20, 2004
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 738, 733, and 723
1.4 GHz (738)
1.1 GHz (733)
1 GHz (723)
Intel® Celeron® M processor Ultra-Low Voltage 353
900 MHz
June 28, 2004
Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP
3.6 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 3.2 GHz, 3.0 GHz, 2.8 GHz
June 24, 2004
Intel® Celeron® D Processor 335, 330, 325 and 320
2.80 GHz (335)
2.66 GHz (330)
2.53 GHz (325)
2.40 GHz (320)
June 23, 2004
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725, 715
1.60 GHz (725)
1.50 GHz (715)
June 21, 2004
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting HT Technology 560, 550, 540, 530 and 520
3.60 GHz (560)
3.40 GHz (550)
3.20 GHz (540)
3 GHz (530)
2.80 GHz (520)
June 1, 2004
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 538, 532 and 518
3.20 GHz (538)
3.06 GHz (532)
2.80 GHz (518)
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 340
1.50 GHz
May 10, 2004
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 755, 745 and 735
2 GHz (755)
1.80 GHz (745)
1.70 GHz (735)
April 13, 2004
Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor (with 3 MB L3 cache)
1.60 GHz
1.40 GHz
April 7, 2004
Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor
1.10 GHz
Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor
1.30 GHz
Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Celeron® M Processor
900 MHz
Intel® Celeron® M Processor
1.4 GH
March 2, 2004
Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP
3 GHz (4 MB L3 cache), 2.70 GHz, 2.20 GHz (2 MB L3 cache)
February 2, 2004
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor (90nm)
3.40 GHz, 3.20 GHz, 3.0 GHz, 2.80 GHz
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition (0.13 micron)
3.40 GHz
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor (0.13 micron)
3.40 GHz
January 5, 2004
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 320 and 310
1.3 GHz
1.2 GHz
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2003
November 12, 2003
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.50 GHz
November 5, 2003
Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.80 GHz
November 3, 2003
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition
3.20 GHz
October 6, 2003
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
3.20 GHz
September 24, 2003
Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.70 GHz
September 23, 2003
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M supporting HT Technology
3.20 GHz, 3.06 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.66 GHz (533 MHz system bus)
September 8, 2003
Intel® Itanium™ 2 Processor
1.40 GHz (1.5 MB L3 cache)
Low Voltage Intel® Itanium™ 2 Processor
1 GHz (1.5 MB L3 cache)
July 14, 2003
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
3.06 GHz (1 MB L3 cache)
June 30, 2003
Intel® Itanium™ 2 Processor
1.50 GHz
Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP
2.80 GHz
June 23, 2003
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
3.20 GHz
June 11, 2003
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor – M
2.60 GHz
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
3.06 GHz, 2.80 GHz, 2.66 GHz, 2.40 GHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.40 GHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz, 2.20 GHz
June 2, 2003
Intel® Pentium® M Processor
1.70 GHz
1.20 GHz (Low Voltage)
1 GHz (Ultra Low Voltage)
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May 21, 2003
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology
2.80C GHz, 2.60C GHz, 2.40C GHz
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April 16, 2003
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
2.50 GHz
April 16, 2003
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.20 GHz, 1.26 GHz
April 14, 2003
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology
3 GHz (800 MHz system bus)
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March 31, 2003
Intel® Celeron® Processor
2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz
March 12, 2003
Intel® Pentium® M Processor
1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz
1.10 GHz (Low Voltage)
900 MHz (Ultra Low Voltage)
March 10, 2003
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
3.06 GHz (533 MHz system bus)
March 10, 2003
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
3 GHz (400 MHz system bus)
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January 14, 2003
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
2.40 GHz (400 MHz PSB)
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
933 MHz (133 MHz PSB)
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
900 MHz (100 MHz PSB)
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
2 GHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
866 MHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
800 MHz
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2002
November 20, 2002
Intel® Celeron Processor
2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz
November 18, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2.80 GHz, 2.60 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2 GHz
November 14, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
3.06 GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology
November 4, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP
2 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.50 GHz
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September 18, 2002
Intel® Celeron® Processor
2 GHz
September 16, 2002
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
733 MHz, 700 MHz
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
1.33 GHz, 1.26 GHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
1 GHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
866 MHz
133 MHz system bus
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
850 MHz
100 MHz system bus
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
2.20 GHz
September 11, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2.80 GHz, 2.60 GHz
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August 26, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2.80 GHz, 2.66 GHz
533 MHz system bus
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2.60 GHz, 2.50 GHz
400 MHz system bus
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July 8, 2002
Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor
1 GHz, 900 MHz
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June 25, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor for Applied Computing
2.40 GHz
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M for Applied Computing
1.70 GHz
June 24, 2002
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
2 GHz, 1.90 GHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.33 GHz
June 12, 2002
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.80 GHz
0.18-micron
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May 15, 2002
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.70 GHz
0.18-micron
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.40 GHz
0.13-micron
May 6, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2.53 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.26 GHz
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April 23, 2002
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
1.80 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2.40 GHz
April 17, 2002
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
800 MHz
133 MHz system bus
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
800 MHz
100 MHz system bus
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
933 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Celeron® Processor
733 MHz
Mobile Celeron® Processor
1 GHz
April 3, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
1 GHz
April 2, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2.40 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2 GHz
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March 12, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP
1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz
March 4, 2002
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M
1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz
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February 25, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2.20 GHz, 2 GHz, 1.80 GHz
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January 21, 2002
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Pentium® III Processor-M
750 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Pentium® III Processor-M
866 MHz, 850 MHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Celeron® Processor
650 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.20 GHz, 1.13 GHz, 1.06 GHz
January 9, 2002
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2.20 GHz, 2 GHz, 1.80 GHz
January 8, 2002
Intel® Pentium® III Processor for servers
1.40 GHz
January 7, 2002
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2.20 GHz, 2 GHz
January 3, 2002
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.30 GHz
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2001
November 13, 2001
Ultra-Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® III Processor 512K
700 MHz
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October 2, 2001
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.20 GHz
October 1, 2001
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
1.20 GHz
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September 25, 2001
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
2 GHz
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August 31, 2001
Intel® Celeron® Processor
1.10 GHz, 1 GHz, 950 MHz
August 27, 2001
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
2 GHz, 1.90 GHz
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July 30, 2001
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M
1.13 GHz, 1.06 GHz, 1 GHz, 933 MHz, 866 MHz
July 2, 2001
Pentium® 4 Processor
1.80 GHz, 1.60 GHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
850 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
900 MHz
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May 29, 2001
Intel® Itanium™ Processor
800 MHz, 733 MHz
May 21, 2001
Intel® Xeon™ Processor
1.70 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
600 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
750 MHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
600 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
600 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
800 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
850 MHz
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April 23, 2001
Pentium® 4 Processor
1.70 GHz
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March 21, 2001
Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
900 MHz
March 19, 2001
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
1 GHz, 900 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor for Applied Computing
700 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
750 MHz
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February 27, 2001
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
700 MHz
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January 30, 2001
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
500 MHz
Ultra Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
500 MHz
January 3, 2001
Intel® Celeron® Processor
800 MHz
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2000
November 20, 2000
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz
November 13, 2000
Intel® Celeron® Processor
766 MHz, 733 MHz
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September 25, 2000
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
850 MHz, 800 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
700 MHz
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June 26, 2000
Intel® Celeron® Processor
700 MHz, 667MHz, 633 MHz
June 19, 2000
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
600 MHz
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
750 MHz
Low Voltage Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
500 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
650 MHz, 600 MHz
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May 24, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
933 MHz
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
933 MHz
May 22, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
700 MHz
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April 24, 2000
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
700 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
550 MHz
April 10, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
866 MHz
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March 29, 2000
Intel® Celeron® Processor
600 MHz, 566 MHz
March 20, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
866 MHz, 850 MHz
March 8, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
1 GHz
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February 14, 2000
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
500 MHz, 450 MHz
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January 18, 2000
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
650 MHz, 600 MHz
January 12, 2000
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
800 MHz
January 4, 2000
Intel® Celeron® Processor
533 MHz
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1999
October 25, 1999
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
733 MHz, 667 MHz, 600 MHz
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
733, 700, 667, 650, 600, 550, 533, 500 MHz
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor
500, 450, 400 MHz
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September 15, 1999
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
466 MHz, 433 MHz
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August 2, 1999
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
600 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
500 MHz
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June 14, 1999
Mobile Intel® Pentium® II Processor
400 MHz (0.18-micron)
Mobile Intel® Pentium® II Processor
400 MHz (0.25-micron)
Intel® Celeron® Processor
400 MHz
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May 17, 1999
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
550 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
366 MHz
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April 26, 1999
Intel® Celeron® Processor
466 MHz
April 5, 1999
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
333 MHz
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March 22, 1999
Intel® Celeron® Processor
433 MHz
March 17, 1999
Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ Processor
550 MHz, 500 MHz
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February 26, 1999
Intel® Pentium® III Processor
500 MHz, 450 MHz
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January 25, 1999
Mobile Intel® Pentium® II Processor
366, 333, 300, 266 MHz
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor
300 MHz, 266 MHz
January 7, 1999
Mobile Intel® Pentium® Processor
300 MHz
January 5, 1999
Intel® Pentium® II Xeon™ Processor
450 MHz
January 4, 1999
Intel® Celeron® Processor
400 MHz, 366 MHz
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1998
October 6, 1998
Intel® Pentium® II Xeon™ Processor
450 MHz
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September 9, 1998
Mobile Intel® Pentium® II Processor
300 MHz
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August 24, 1998
Intel® Pentium® II Processor
450 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
333 MHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor
300A MHz
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June 29, 1998
Intel® Pentium® II Xeon™ Processor
400 MHz
June 8, 1998
Intel® Celeron® Processor
300 MHz
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April 15, 1998
Intel® Celeron® Processor
266 MHz
Intel® Pentium® II Processor
400 MHz, 350 MHz
April 2, 1998
Mobile Intel® Pentium® II Processor
266 MHz, 233 MHz
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January 26, 1998
Intel® Pentium® II Processor
333 MHz
January 12, 1998
Intel® Pentium® Processor
266 MHz
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1997
September 8, 1997
Mobile Intel® Pentium® Processor
233 MHz, 200 MHz
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August 18, 1997
Intel® Pentium® Pro Processor
200 MHz
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June 2, 1997
Intel® Pentium® Processor
233 MHz
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May 7, 1997
Intel® Pentium® II Processor
300 MHz, 266 MHz, 233 MHz
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January 8, 1997
Intel® Pentium® Processor
200 MHz, 166 MHz
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1996
June 10, 1996
Intel® Pentium® Processor
200 MHz
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January 4, 1996
Intel® Pentium® Processor
166 MHz, 150 MHz
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1995
November 1, 1995
Intel® Pentium® Pro Processor
200, 180, 166, 150 MHz
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June 1995
Intel® Pentium® Processor
133 MHz
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March 27, 1995
Intel® Pentium® Processor
120 MHz
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1994
October 10, 1994
Intel® Pentium® Processor
75 MHz
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March 7, 1994
Intel® Pentium® Processor
100 MHz, 90 MHz
IntelDX4™ Processor
100 MHz, 75 MHz
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1993
March 22, 1993
Intel® Pentium® Processor
66 MHz, 60 MHz
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1992
November 9, 1992
Intel486™ SL Processor
33, 25, 20 MHz
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September 21, 1992
Intel486™ SX Processor
33 MHz
August 10, 1992
IntelDX2™ Processor
66 MHz
March 3, 1992
IntelDX2™ Processor
50 MHz
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1991
April 22, 1991
Intel486™ SX Processor
33, 25, 20, 16 MHz
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1990
October 15, 1990
Intel386™ SL Processor
25, 20 MHz
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1989
April 10, 1989
Intel486™ DX Processor
50, 33, 25 MHz
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1988
June 16, 1988
Intel386™ SX Processor
33, 25, 20, 16 MHz
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1985
October 17, 1985
Intel386™ DX Processor
33, 25, 20, 16 MHz
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1982
February 1982
80286
12, 10, 6 MHz
80186
Used mostly in controller applications
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1979
June 1979
8088
8 MHz, 5 MHz
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1978
June 8, 1978
8086
10 MHz, 8 MHz, 5 MHz
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1976
March 1976
8085
5 MHz
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1974
April 1974
8080
2 MHz
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1972
April 1972
8008
500 – 800 Kilohertz (KHz)
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1971
November 15, 1971
4004
400 Kilohertz (KHz)



















