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History of the Intel Microprocessor
Intel has been at the forefront of microprocessor design for the past 40 years. Take a look at Intel's greatest microprocessors developments.

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Intel 4004
2,300 transistors, 4004 up to 108 KHz, 4-bit processor, minimum feature size of 10 um
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Intel 8008
3,500 transistors, 8008 ran at 500 KHz, 8-bit processor, minimum feature size of 10 um
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Intel 8080
6,000 transistors, 8008 ran at 2 MHz, 8-bit processor (limited 16-bit abilities), minimum feature size of 6 um
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Intel 8086
20,000 transistors, 8086 ran at 5 MHz, 16-bit processor, minimum feature size of 3.2 um
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Intel 8088
29,000 transistors, 8088 ran at 5 MHz, 16-bit processor, minimum feature size of 3.2 um
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Intel 80286
133,000 transistors, 80286 ran at 25 MHz, 16-bit processor, minimum feature size of 1.5 um
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Intel 80386SX
275,000 transistors, 80386SX ran at 16 MHz, 32-bit processor, minimum feature size of 1 um
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Intel 80486DX
1.2 million transistors, 80486DX ran at 25 MHz, 32-bit processor, minimum feature size of 1 um, 50X performance of the 8088
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Intel 80386SL
855,000 transistors, 80386SL ran at 20 MHz, 32-bit processor, minimum feature size of 1 um
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- Major Intel processors only. No mobile or Xeon processors.