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CPU Evolution - Computer Processor History

CPU Development

Computer Hardware History - Vaughn's Summaries

Chart of CPU Development over Time
Here is a brief summary chart of the evolution of CPUs (Central Computer Summaries
Processing Units) for Personal Computers.
Apple Mac G4 Models
ASIC-FPGA Logic
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Relationships are shown between the computer CPUs, hardware

architecture, manufacturers, and internal bus widths, over time. AMD,
Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, MIPS and Motorola central processors are shown.

30 540-860 30 260

Von Neumann (CISC) Harvard (RISC)

Architecture Processors Architecture Processors
(Macs) (PCs) (PCs) (Macs)
Berkeley Stanford Motorola/
External Internal Motorola Intel Approx. AMD Fujitsu MIPS IBM
Bits Bits CPU Cache CPU Year CPU CPU CPU CPU
8-bit 6500, 6502 - 8080 1975 - - - -
6800 - 1976 - - - -
8 16 - 8088 1977 - - - -
- 8086 (1) 1980 - - - -
16-bit - 80186 1981 - - - -
- 80286 1982 - - - -
16 32 68000 - 80286 (2) 1982 - - - -
68020 256 - 1985 - - R2000 -
32-bit 68030 (mmu) 8K 80386 (3) 1987 29000 - R3000 -
68040 (mmu) 8K 80486 (4) 1990 - SPARC - -
- - 1991 - - R4000 -
Pentium
- 1993 - - R4400 PPC 601
(5)
32 64 - - 1994 5x86 SPARC II R4600 PPC 603

64-bit Pentium
256K 1995 - U.SPARC I - PPC 620
Pro (6)
512K Pentium II 1996 K5 SPARC 2 R5000 -
Pent.
- 1997 K6 U.SPARC II R6000 -
MMX
128K Celeron 1998 - - R12000 -

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256K Pentium 3 1999 Athlon - - G3

64 128 Pentium 4 2000
512K K7 Ultra - -
(7)
- Celeron II - SPARC 3 - G4
- Duron - - - -
128-bit - - 2001 - U.SPARC III R14000 -
- - 2002 - - R16000 -
128 256 - - 2003 - - - -
256-bit - - 2004 - - R16000A G5
- - 2005 - - - -
Intel Core 2006
- - - - -
(8)
(von neumann bottleneck) Separate address and data space
(1 bus system) (2 bus system)
.
.
Intel Processor Generations Summary
Intel Approx.
Generation CPU Year
1st Generation 8086 (1) 1980
. 80186 1981
. 80286 1982
2nd Generation 80286 (2) 1982
3rd Generation 80386 (3) 1987
4th Generation 80486 (4) 1990
5th Generation Pentium (5) 1993
6th Generation Pentium Pro (6) 1995
. Pentium II 1996
. Pent. MMX 1997
. Celeron 1998
. Pentium 3 1999
7th Generation Pentium 4 (7) 2000
. Celeron II 2000
. Duron 2000
8th Generation Intel Core (8) 2006
DX= w/ math copro.
SX= without
SLC= low power

CPU processor development chronology

History of Computer Processor Evolution
List of CPU microprocessors
Central Processor Unit Summary
CPU Upgrade Path

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This Vaughns Summaries computer CPU history chart web page was updated on 2010-03-21.

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