Year
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Event
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1823
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Baron Jons Jackob
Berzelius discovers silicon (Si),
which today is the basic component of processors.
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1903
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Nikola Tesla patents
electrical logic circuits called "gates" or "switches".
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1947
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John Bardeen, Walter
Brattain, and William Shockley invent the first transistor at
the Bell Laboratories on December 23, 1947.
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1948
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John Bardeen, Walter
Brattain, and William Shockley patent the first transistor.
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1956
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John Bardeen, Walter
Brattain, and William Shockley are awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for
their work on the transistor.
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1958
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1960
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IBM develops the
first automatic mass-production facility for transistors in New York.
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1968
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1969
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Advanced Micro
Devices (AMD)
is founded on May 1, 1969.
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1971
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Intel with the help
of Ted Hoff introduces the first microprocessor, the
Intel 4004 on
November 15, 1971. The 4004 had 2,300 transistors, performed 60,000
operations per second (OPS), addressed 640 bytes of memory, and cost $200.00.
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1972
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Intel introduces the 8008 processor
on April 1, 1972.
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1974
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Intel's improved
microprocessor chip is introduced April 1, 1974, the 8080 becomes
a standard in the computer industry.
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1976
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Intel introduces the
8085 processor on March 1976.
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1976
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1979
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1979
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The Motorola 68000,
a 16/32-bit processor is released and is later chosen as the processor for
the Apple Macintosh
and Amiga computers.
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1982
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The Intel 80286 is
introduced February 1, 1982.
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1985
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1987
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The SPARC processor
is first introduced by Sun.
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1988
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1991
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AMD introduces the
AM386 microprocessor family in March.
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1991
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Intel introduces
the Intel 486SX chip
in April in efforts to help bring a lower-cost processor to the PC market
selling for $258.00.
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1992
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Intel releases the 486DX2 chip
March 2 with a clock doubling ability that generates higher operating speeds.
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1993
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Intel releases the
Pentium processor on March 22 1993. The processor is a 60 MHz processor,
incorporates 3.1 million transistors and sells for $878.00.
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1994
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1995
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1996
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Intel announces the
availability of the Pentium 150
MHz with 60MHz bus and 166 MHz with 66 MHz bus on January 4th.
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1996
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AMD introduces the
K5 processor on March 27, 1996, with speeds of 75 MHz to 133 MHz and bus
speeds of 50 MHz, 60 MHz, or 66 MHz. The K5 is the first processor developed
completely in-house by AMD.
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1997
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AMD releases their
K6 processor line in April of 1997, with speeds of 166 MHz to 300 MHz and a
66 MHz bus speed.
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1997
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1998
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AMD introduces
their new K6-2 processor line on May 28, 1998, with speeds of 266 MHz to 550
MHz and bus speeds of 66 MHz to 100 MHz. The K6-2 processor is an enhanced
version of AMD's K6 processor.
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1998
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Intel releases the
first Xeon processor,
the Pentium II Xeon 400 (512K or 1M Cache, 400 MHz, 100 MHz FSB) in June of
1998.
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1999
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Intel releases the Celeron 366
MHz and 400 MHz processors on January 4, 1999.
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1999
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AMD released its
K6-III processors on February 22, 1999, with speeds of 400 MHz or 450 MHz and
bus speeds of 66MHz to 100 MHz. It also featured an on-die L2 cache.
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1999
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1999
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1999
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AMD introduced the Athlon processor
series on June 23, 1999. The Athlon would be produced for the next 6 years in
speeds ranging from 500 MHz up to 2.33 GHz.
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1999
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1999
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1999
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The Intel Pentium III Coppermine
series is first introduced on October 25, 1999.
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2000
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On January 5, AMD releases the
800 MHz Athlon processor.
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2000
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Intel releases the
Celeron 533 MHz with a 66 MHz bus processor on January 4th.
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2000
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AMD first released
the Duron processor
on June 19, 2000, with speeds of 600 MHz to 1.8 GHz and bus speeds of 200 MHz
to 266 MHz. The Duron was built on the same K7 architecture as the Athlon
processor.
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2000
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Intel announces on
August 28th that it will recall its 1.3 GHz Pentium III processors due to a
glitch. Users with these processors should contact their vendors for
additional information about the recall.
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2001
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On January 3, Intel releases the
800 MHz Celeron processor with a 100 MHz bus.
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2001
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On January 3 Intel releases the
1.3 GHz Pentium 4 processor.
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2001
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AMD announces a new
branding scheme on October 9, 2001. Instead of identifying processors by
their clock speed, the AMD Athlon XP processors will bear monikers of 1500+,
1600+, 1700+, 1800+, 1900+, 2000+, etc., with each higher model number
representing a higher clock speed.
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2002
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Intel releases the
Celeron 1.3 GHz with a 100 MHz bus and 256 kB of level 2 cache.
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2003
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2003
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AMD releases the
first single-core Opteron processors,
with speeds of 1.4 GHz to 2.4 GHz and 1024 KB L2 cache, on April 22, 2003.
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2003
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AMD releases the
first Athlon 64 processors, the 3200+ (2.0 GHz, 1024 KB L2 cache), and the
first Athlon 64 FX processor, the FX-51 (2.2 GHz, 1024 KB L2 cache), on
September 23, 2003.
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2004
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AMD releases the
first Sempron processor on July 28, 2004, with a 1.5 GHz to 2.0 GHz clock
speed and 166 MHz bus speed.
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2005
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AMD releases their
first dual-core processor, the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache
per core), on April 21, 2005.
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2006
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E6320 (4M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) April 22, 2006.
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2006
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Intel introduces
the Intel Core 2 Duo processors with the Core 2 Duo processor E6300 (2M
Cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) July 27, 2006.
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2006
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Intel introduces
the Intel Core 2 Duo processor for the laptop computer with the Core 2 Duo processor
T5500 (2M Cache, 1.67 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), as well as other Core 2 Duo T series
processors, in August 2006.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) in January
2007.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E4300 (2M Cache, 1.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) January 21,
2007.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Quad processor Q6700 (8M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) in April 2007.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E4400 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) April 22, 2007.
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2007
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AMD renames the
Athlon 64 X2 processor line to just Athlon X2 and releases the first in that
line, the Brisbane series (1.9 to 2.6 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache) on June 1, 2007.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E4500 (2M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) July 22, 2007.
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2007
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E4600 (2M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) October 21,
2007.
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2007
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AMD releases the
first Phenom X4 processors (2M Cache, 1.8 GHz to 2.6 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on
November 19, 2007.
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2008
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Quad processor Q9300 (6M Cache, 2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) and the Core 2
Quad processor Q9450 (12M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) in March 2008.
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2008
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E4700 (2M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) March 2, 2008.
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2008
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AMD releases the
first Phenom X3 processors (2M Cache, 2.1 GHz to 2.5 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on
March 27, 2008.
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2008
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E7200 (3M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on April 20,
2008.
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2008
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E7300 (3M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) August 10,
2008.
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2008
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Intel releases
several Core 2 Quad processors in August 2008: the Q8200 (4M Cache, 2.33 GHz,
1333 MHz FSB), the Q9400 (6M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB), and the Q9650
(12M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
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2008
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E7400 (3M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) October 19,
2008.
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2008
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Intel releases the
first Core i7 Desktop
processors in November 2008: the i7-920 (8M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB),
the i7-940 (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB), and the i7-965 Extreme Edition
(8M Cache, 3.2 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB).
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Phenom II X4 (quad core) processors (6M Cache, 2.5 to 3.7 GHz, 1066 MHZ
or 1333 MHz FSB) on January 8, 2009.
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2009
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E7500 (3M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) January 18,
2009
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Phenom II X3 (triple core) processors (6M Cache, 2.5 to 3.0 GHz, 1066
MHZ or 1333 MHz FSB) on February 9, 2009.
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2009
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Quad processor Q8400 (4M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) in April 2009
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2009
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Duo processor E7600 (3M Cache, 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) May 31, 2009
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Athlon II
X2 (dual core) processors (1024KB L2 Cache, 1.6 to 3.5 GHz, 1066 MHZ or 1333
MHz FSB) in June 2009.
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Phenom II X2 (dual core) processors (6M Cache, 3.0 to 3.5 GHz, 1066 MHZ
or 1333 MHz FSB) on June 1, 2009.
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Athlon II
X4 (quad core) processors (512KB L2 Cache, 2.2 to 3.1 GHz, 1066 MHZ or 1333
MHz FSB) in September 2009.
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2009
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Intel releases the
first Core i5 Desktop
processor with 2 cores, the i5-750 (8M Cache, 2.67 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB), on
September 8, 2009
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2009
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AMD releases the
first Athlon II
X3 (triple core) processors (512KB L2 Cache, 2.2 to 3.4 GHz, 1066 MHZ or 1333
MHz FSB) in October 2009.
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2010
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Intel releases the
Core 2 Quad processor Q9500 (6M Cache, 2.83 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) in January
2010
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2010
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Intel releases the
first Core i5 Mobile
processors, the i5-430M (3M Cache, 2.27 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) and the i5-520E
(3M Cache, 2.4 GHZ, 1066 MHz FSB) in January 2010
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2010
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Intel releases the
first Core i5 Desktop
processor over 3.0 GHz, the i5-650 (4M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) in
January 2010
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2010
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Intel releases the
first Core i3 Desktop
processors, the i3-530 (4M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) and the i3-540 (4M
Cache, 3.06 GHz, 1333 MHz FS), on January 7, 2010
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2010
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Intel releases the
first Core i3 Mobile
processors, the i3-330M (3M Cache, 2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) and the i3-350M
(3M Cache, 2.27 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB), on January 7, 2010
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2010
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AMD releases the
first Phenom II X6 (hex/six core) processors (6M Cache, 2.6 to 3.3 GHz... or
3.7 GHz with Turbo Core) on April 27, 2010.
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2011
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Intel releases
seven new Core i5 processors
with 4 cores, the i5-2xxx series (6M Cache, 2.3 GHz to 3.3 GHz) in January
2011
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2011
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AMD releases the
first mobile processors in their A4 line, the A4-3300M (2M L2 Cache, 1.9 GHz,
1333 MHz FSB) and the A4-3310MX (2M L2 Cache, 2.1 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) on June
14, 2011.
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2011
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AMD releases the
first mobile processors in their A6 line, the A6-3400M (4M L2 Cache, 1.4 GHz,
1333 MHz FSB) and the A6-3410MX (4M L2 Cache, 1.6 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB) on June
14, 2011.
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2011
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AMD releases the
first mobile processors in their A8 line, the A8-3500M (4M L2 Cache, 1.5 GHz,
1333 MHz FSB), the A8-3510MX (4M L2 Cache, 1.8 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB), and the
A8-3530MX (4M L2 Cache, 1.9 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB) on June 14, 2011.
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2011
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AMD releases the
first desktop processor in their A6 line, the A6-3650 (4M L2 Cache, 2.6 GHz,
1866 MHz FSB) on June 30, 2011.
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2011
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AMD releases the
first desktop processor in their A8 line, the A8-3850 (4M L2 Cache, 2.9 GHz,
1866 MHz FSB) on June 30, 2011.
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2011
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AMD releases the
first desktop processors in their A4 line, the A4-3300 (1024KB L2 Cache, 2.5
GHz, 1600 MHz FSB) and the A4-3400 (1024KB L2 Cache, 2.7 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB)
on September 7, 2011.
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2012
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AMD releases the
first desktop processors in their A10 line, the A10-5700 (4M L2 Cache, 3.4
GHz or 4.0 GHz in Turbo mode, 1866 MHz FSB) and the A10-5800K (4M L2 Cache,
3.8 GHz or 4.2 GHz in Turbo mode, 1866 MHz FSB) on October 1, 2012.
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