| Year | Event |
| 1971 |
Intel with the help of Ted Hoff introduces the first microprocessor, the Intel
4004 on November 15, 1971. The 4004 had
2,300 transistors, 60,000 OPS and cost $200.00. |
|
1972 | Intel introduces the
8008 processor on April 1, 1972. |
| 1974 | Intel's improved microprocessor chip
is introduced April 1, 1974, the 8080
becomes a standard in the computer industry. |
|
1976 | Intel introduces the 8085 processor on
March 1976. |
| 1976 | The Intel
8086 is introduced June 8, 1976. |
| 1979 | The Intel
8088 is released on June 1, 1979. |
|
1979 | The Motorola 6800,
an 8-bit processor is released and is later chosen as the processor for the Apple Macintosh. |
|
1982 | The Intel
80286 is introduced February 1, 1982. |
| 1985 | Intel introduces the
first 80386 in October 1985. |
| 1987 | The SPARC processor is first introduced by Sun. |
| 1988 | Intel 80386SX is introduced. |
| 1991 | AMD introduces the AM386 microprocessor family in March. |
| 1991 | 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. |
| 1992 | Intel releases the 486DX2 chip March 2 with a clock doubling ability that generates higher operating speeds. |
| 1993 | 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. |
| 1994 | Intel releases the second generation of Intel Pentium processors on March 7, 1994. |
| 1995 | Intel introduces the Intel Pentium Pro in November. |
| 1996 | Intel announces the availability of the Pentium 150 MHz with 60MHz bus and 166 MHz with 66 MHz bus on January 4th. |
| 1997 | Intel Pentium II is introduced on May 7, 1997. |
| 1999 | Intel releases the Celeron 366 MHz and 400 MHz processors on January 4th. |
| 1999 | The Intel Pentium III 500 MHz is released on February 26, 1999. |
| 1999 | The Intel Pentium III 550 MHz is released on May 17, 1999. |
| 1999 | The Intel Pentium III 600 MHz is released on August 2, 1999. |
| 1999 | The Intel Pentium III 533B and 600B MHz is released on September 27, 1999. |
| 1999 | The Intel Pentium III Coppermine series is first introduced on October 25, 1999. |
| 2000 | On January 5 AMD releases the 800 MHz Athlon processor. |
| 2000 | Intel releases the Celeron 533 MHz with a 66 MHz bus processor on January 4th. |
| 2000 | 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. |
| 2001 | On January 3 Intel releases the 800 MHz Celeron processor with a 100 MHz bus. |
| 2001 | On January 3 Intel releases the 1.3 GHz Pentium 4 processor. |
| 2001 | On October 9, 2001 AMD announces a new branding scheme. Instead of identifying processors by their clock speed the AMD XP will bear monikers of 1800+, 1700+, 1600+ and 1500+, with each lower model number representing a lower clock speed. |
| 2002 | Intel releases the Celeron 1.3 GHz with a 100 MHz bus and 256 kB of level 2 cache. |
| 2003 | Intel Pentium M is introduced in March. |
| 2006 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E6320 (4M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) April 22, 2006. |
| 2006 | Intel introduces the Intel Core 2 Duo processors with the Core2 Duo Processor E6300 (2M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) July 27, 2006. |
| 2007 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4300 (2M Cache, 1.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) January 21, 2007. |
| 2007 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4400 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) April 22, 2007. |
| 2007 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4500 (2M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) July 22, 2007. |
| 2007 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4500 (2M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) July 22, 2007. |
| 2007 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4600 (2M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) October 21, 2007. |
| 2008 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E4700 (2M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) March 2, 2008. |
| 2008 | Intel releases the the Core 2 Duo E7200 (3M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on April 20, 2008. |
| 2008 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E7300 (3M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) August 10, 2008. |
| 2008 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E7400 (3M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) October 19, 2008. |
| 2009 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E7500 (3M Cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) January 18, 2009 |
| 2009 | Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E7600 (3M Cache, 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) May 31, 2009 |
