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ntel Processor History: starting with the Pentium 1

In 1993 Intel brought the PC to a new level with the Pentium processor. The first Pentium processor ran at an astounding 60 Mhz, had 3.3 million transistors, and performed 100 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS). Although no one today refers to the first Pentium processor as a Pentium 1, it is the original of 4 types of Pentium processors developed by Intel

The Pentium 2 and the Celeron

Once the first Pentium processor technology became obsolete, the Pentium 2 was introduced. Starting at 233 MHz, the Pentium 2 took over its sibling's footsteps and was designed to run from 233 MHz to 450 Mhz. At about the same time, the Intel Celeron processor was presented; it was identical to the Pentium 2 except it was considered a "lower end" processor because of two main differences: a smaller cache and a slower bus speed, also known as the Front Side Bus or FSB speed rating*.

* Cache memory is a special part of the processor which helps to process frequently used information faster. FSB is the speed that the processor communicates with all other peripherals inside the computer. FSB speed can have a profound influence on the overall speed of a computer. For example: Pentium 2 processors ran a 100 MHz Front Side Bus, compared to lower-end Celerons which operated at 66 MHz.

he Pentium 3

Not too long after the introduction of the Celeron, the first Pentium 3 processor replaced the Pentium 2 and ran at 450 MHz. The Pentium 3 bus was first rated at 100 MHz but then increased to 133 MHz beginning with the 500 MHz model processor -- also known as the "500EB" model.

The AMD Athlon Processor

Even though AMD has been around for quite some time, AMD's popularity did not come into the spotlight until the introduction of the Athlon processor. At around the same time that Intel introduced their 600 MHz Pentium 3 processors, AMD wowed the world with the Athlon processor.


Today's Processors: the AMD Athlon XP vs the Intel Pentium 4

Not too long ago, AMD introduced their new line of Athlon processor: the Athlon XP. While still an Athlon processor, the Athlon XP does not use the conventional MHz rating to depict its speed.

AMD believes that a MHz rating would undermine its true performance and therefore wishes to change public perception. For those who insist of raw MHz numbers, AMD claims a 25% performance increase of their XP 1900+ compared to a Pentium 4 running at 1900 Mhz.

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http://www.intel.com/museum/corporatetimeline/index.htm

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_10554,00.html

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The AMD Athlon XP processor is not that new anymore, its about 5 years old , and its hardly a 'Today's processor', it sounds just like my A+ Class, why they go on and on and on about Pentium 2's.

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This is 2008. The processors of today are the Intel Core 2 Quad's and AMD's Phenom Quads.

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Is this a joke or a history lesson? Seriously...what's the point? I can't figure it out myself.

Hey I have a P3 - thought it was obsolete. This post cheered me up - now I know it does well for a mid-range gaming PC

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