2nd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation 6th Generation 7th Generation 3rd Generation III-S Intel Pentium-M () Intel Pentium-M (Centrino) Duo (Viiv) Duo (Viiv)/ Intel Core 2 Duo (Viiv) Intel Core 2 Extreme (Viiv) Intel had the first consumer CPU History [Tualatin] [Banias] [Dothan] [ (Jonah)] [] [Allendale] [ XE] Intel created Pentium (from quad-core CPU. /CISC Greek penta which means (2001) (2003) (2004) (2006) (2006) (2007) (2007) 1st Generation Intel Pentium II Xeon Intel Pentium III Xeon Centrino is not a CPU; it is Begin Core five) to distinguish the Intel [] [Tanner] a mobile Intel CPU paired nomeclature brand from clones. Names (1998) (1999) Intel with an Intel Wi-Fi adapter. Intel Celeron Intel Core Solo can be copyrighted, product [Tualeron] [Dothan-1024] Intel Xeon LV Intel Celeron Intel Celeron [Yonah] ID's cannot. (2001) (2004) [Sossaman] [Banias-512] [Shelton (Banias-0)] (2006) (2006) Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Extreme Intel Celeron Intel 80386 DX Intel 80486 DX Intel Pentium Intel Intel Pentium II Intel Pentium II Intel Pentium III Intel Pentium III Intel Intel Pentium 4 (2004) (2004) Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4 [Conroe XE] [Conroe-L] [P3] [P4] [/P54/P54C] [P6] [Klamath] [Deuschutes] [Katmai] [Coppermine] [Williamette] [Northwood] [Prescott] [Cedar Mill] END-OF-LINE (Centrino Duo) (1971) (1972) (1978) (1982) (2006) (2007) (1985) (1989) (1993) (1995) (1997) (1998) (1999) (1999) (2000) (2002) (2004) (2006) [] (2006) Yonah is Hebrew for Jonah. Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Intel Xeon The engineers behind the Core 2 Quad Intel 80386 SX Intel 80386 EX Intel 80486 SX AMD Intel Pentium MMX [Clovertown] Intel Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Extreme (Viiv) Intel Core 2 Intel Core 2 (1979) (1982) Core CPU's are from Israel. [Kentsfield] [Nehalem] [Westmere] [P3] [P3] [P4] (1993) [P55/Tillamook] Intel Xeon DP Intel Mobile Pentium 4 Intel Celeron Intel Celeron-D Intel Pentium 4 EE Intel Intel Pentium D (Viiv) Intel Pentium 4 EE (Viiv) (2006) [Yorkfield] AMD (2006) (3Q 2008) (2009/2010) Intel 4004 (1988) (1994) (1991) (1996) Intel Pentium II Mobile Intel Mobile Pentium II PE Intel Pentium III Xeon Intel Celeron Intel Xeon DP/MP Intel Celeron [Prestonia] [Northwood] [Northwood-128] [Prescott-256] [Smithfield (Prescott)] [Prescott] [Presler (Cedar Mill)] [Presler (Cedar Mill)] (2008) (1991) (1974) (1974) [Cascades] [Coppermine-128] [Foster] [Williamette-128] (2002) (2002) (2002) (2004) (2005) (2005) (2006) (2006) Begin Pentium [Tonga] [Dixon] (1998) (1999) (1999) (2000) (2001) (2002) The Core 2 introduced yet another Intel 80386 SL Intel 80486 SL nomeclature (1982) extension to x86 called SSE4. Intel Intel Xeon (?) Intel Xeon (?) [P3] [P4] MMX was an extension of the Intel Core 2 Extreme/ later added more instructions and [Gainestown] [Beckton] (1990) (1992) x86-32 instruction set. It was Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M Intel Xeon Intel Celeron-D Intel Celeron Intel Celeron Begin Xeon Core 2 Quad called it SSE4.1 and then added even (4Q 2008) (2009) designed to handle complex [Northwood] [Nocona] [Prescott-V] [Covington] [Mendocino] nomeclature [Kentsfield XE] more and called it SSE4.2. AMD then math better. AMD's failed The Pentium 4 introduced yet (2002) (2004) (2005) (1977) The 8086 was a 16-bit CPU and was used (1998) (1999) (2006) added some different instructions in answer was 3D Now! and another extension to x86 called in the original IBM PC. The instruction set their Phenom line and called it SSE4a. 486 series appeared in the K6-2. became known as x86. It was meant to be (1992) SSE2. This extends the SSE instruction set. Intel Xeon/Xeon MP The 4004 was the a temporary solution to hold off competition Begin Celeron The was the first 64-bit x86 based 8th Generation until Intel could get the iAPX 432 perfected. [Gallatin] first commercial CPU. nomeclature Pentium III introduced another (2003) CPU available. AMD invented the x86-64 Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo But with the success of IBM and the utter It was a 4-bit CPU. NexGen Nx586 extension to x86 called SSE. instruction set to prevent the adoption of The Prescott core was a major Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Extreme (Centrino) (Centrino) failure of Intel engineers, the iAPX 432 never Intel Xeon/Pentium 4 EE Intel Xeon MP Intel Xeon MP The 8008 was an (1994) Like MMX, it is designed to help Intel's instruction set, which Intel design failure. It ran hot and (Centrino Duo) (Centrino Duo/Centrino Quad) [Clarksfield] [Auburndale] succeeded. In fact, Intel never succeeded [Irwindale (Prescott)] [Potomac] [Cranford] 8-bit CPU. with complex math operations. owns exclusively and could thus destroy was easily outperformed by [Merom XE] [] (2009) (2009) The 80386 was not Intel's (2005) (2005) (2005) in replacing the x86 instruction set. all competitors. The tactic was successful AMD's 64. However, (2007) (2007) first 32-bit CPU. That was Intel Pentium 4 EE Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad as Itanium is all but dead. Legally, AMD Prescott did introduce another Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Duo the iAPX 432, which Intel AMD 5x86 [Gallatin] [Bloomfield] and Intel must share all patents based on extenstion to x86 called SSE3. [Lynnfield] [Havendale] never really succeeded in. (1995) (2003) (2009) (2009) (2009) x86 CPU's.

AMD Athlon AMD Athlon AMD Athlon AMD Athlon XP/MP AMD Athlon XP/MP AMD Opteron/ FX AMD Opteron AMD Opteron AMD Opteron AMD Opteron Last update: June 2008 AMD K5 AMD K6 AMD K6-2 AMD K6-3 [Pluto (K7)] [Thunderbird (K75)] [Palomino] [Thoroughbred (T-bred)] [Barton] [Sledgehammer (K8)] [Venus/Troy/Athens] [Denmark/Italy/Egypt] [Santa Rosa] [Barcelona/Budapest (K10)] (1995) (1996) (1997) (1999) This document does not yet include any RISC CPU's or any Via CPU's. (1999) (2000) (2001) (2002) (2003) (2003) (2005) (2005) (2006) (2007) AMD Phenom FX AMD Opteron [Deneb] [Santa Ana] AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 (2008) AMD AMD Duron AMD / (2006) Begin Athlon [Claw Hammer (K8)] [New Castle] [Winchester] [Venice] [Spitfire] [Morgan] Athlon 64 FX AMD Athlon 64 X2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 AMD Athon64 X2 AMD Phenom X4/FX nomeclature (2003) (2004) (2004) (2005) The AMD Phenon [M1] (2000) (2001) [Toledo] [Windsor] [Brisbane] [Kuma (K10)] [Agena (K10)] (1995) Begin Opteron re-introduced L3 (1995) (2005) (2006) (2007) (2008) (2008) nomeclature cache to the CPU. Begin Duron AMD Phenom X3 AMD Athlon64 X2 AMD Duron AMD Phenom X3 AMD Athlon 64 X2 [Heka] [Regor] nomeclature [Applebred] [Toliman (K10)] AMD Mobile Athlon 64 AMD AMD Sempron AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 [Manchester] (2008) (2008) (2003) (2008) Cyrix MediaGX [Claw Hammer (K8)] [Paris] [Palermo] [San Diego] (2005) AMD Athlon XP/MP AMD Sempron (1996) (2004) (2004) (2005) (2005) AMD Athlon 64 FX Cyrix 6x86MX/M2 [Thorton] [Barton] Cyrix 6x86L [Windsor FX] [M2] (2003) (2004) AMD had the first consumer (1996) (2006) (1997) End Duron dual-core CPU because the nomeclature Athlon 64 and Opeteron were AMD introduced yet Cyrix was a company formed by IBM and another extenstion to Cyrix MediaGXi AMD Sempron designed to be dual-core from Texas Instruments. Some of the CPU's AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 the x86 instruction set (1997) [Thoroughbed-B (Thorton)] the start. were labeled IBM. Because they were pin [Orleans] [Lima] called SSE5. It will be (2004) (2006) (2007) compatible with Intel CPU's, they were Begin Sempron found on AMD CPU's used as upgrades for older . nomeclature starting in 2009. The 6x86 became popular in shops, but not much else. The 6x86 was AMD Sempron AMD Sempron Cyrix MediaGXm [Manilla] [Sparta] (1997) essentially the end of Cyrix because that CPU was designed for the here and now (2006) (2007) and not for the future. AMD Turion 64 AMD Turion 64 X2 AMD Turion 64 X2 [Lancaster] [Taylor] [Tyler] (2005) (2006) (2007) IDT WinChip Begin Turion [C6] nomeclature This document is property of Techs-on-Call AMD Turion 64 (1997) 8th Generation www.techs-on-call.biz [Trinidad] (2006) Permission is granted for all uses except to resell.