CPU Evolution - Computer Processor History
Submitted by admin on Thursday, 18 September 2008No Comment
Computer Hardware History - Chart of CPU Development over Time
Here is a brief summary chart of the evolution of CPUs (Central Processing Units) for Personal Computers.
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.
| Von Neumann (CISC) Architecture Processors |
Harvard (RISC) Architecture Processors |
||||||||
| (Macs) | (PCs) | (PCs) | (Macs) | ||||||
| External Bits |
Internal Bits |
Motorola CPU |
Cache | Intel CPU |
Approx. Year |
AMD CPU |
Berkeley Fujitsu CPU |
Stanford MIPS CPU |
Motorola/ IBM 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 (5) | 1993 | - | - | R4400 | PPC 601 | |||
| 32 | 64 | - | - | 1994 | 5×86 | SPARC II | R4600 | PPC 603 | |
| 64-bit | 256K | Pentium Pro (6) | 1995 | - | U.SPARC I | - | PPC 620 | ||
| 512K | Pentium II | 1996 | K5 | SPARC 2 | R5000 | - | |||
| - | Pent. MMX | 1997 | K6 | U.SPARC II | R6000 | - | |||
| 128K | Celeron | 1998 | - | - | R12000 | - | |||
| 256K | Pentium 3 | 1999 | Athlon | - | - | G3 | |||
| 64 | 128 | 512K | Pentium 4 (7) | 2000 | K7 | Ultra | - | - | |
| - | 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 (8) | 2006 | - | - | - | - | |||
| (von neumann bottleneck) (1 bus system) |
Separate address and data space (2 bus system) |
||||||||
| . . Intel Processor Generations Summary |
||
| Generation | Intel CPU |
Approx. 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 |
Loading ...
Leave your response!