The data for this table was found at the Intel Web site, http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/processors/quickref.htm
Processor |
Number of devices |
Fabrication size |
Date introduced |
| 8086 | 29,000 | 3 micron | June 78 | 8088 | 29,000 | 3 micron | June 79 |
| 80286 | 134,000 | 1.5 micron | Feb. 82 |
| 80386DX | 275,000 | 1.5 or 1 micron | Oct. 85 |
| 80386SX | 275,000 | 1.5 or 1 micron | June 88 |
| 80486DX | 1,200,000 | 1 or 0.8 micron | April 89 |
| 80486SX | 1,185,000 / 900,000 | 1 / 0.8 micron | April 91 |
| 80486DX2 | 1,200,000 | 0.8 micron | March 92 |
| 80486DX4 | 1,400,000 | 0.6 micron | March 94 |
| Pentium 60 & 66 MHz | 3,100,000 | 0.8 micron | March 93 |
| Pentium Classic 75 | 3,200,000 | 0.6 micron | Oct. 94 |
| Pentium Classic 90 & 100 MHz | 3,200,000 | 0.6 micron | March 94 |
| Pentium Classic 120 MHz | 3,200,000 | 0.6 micron | March 95 |
| Pentium Classic 133 MHz | 3,300,000 | 0.35 micron | June 95 |
| Pentium Classic 150 & 166 MHz | 3,300,000 | 0.35 micron | Jan. 96 |
| Pentium Classic 200 MHz | 3,300,000 | 0.35 micron | June 96 |
| Pentium Pro 150 MHz | 6,500,000 in the core 15.5 million 256K cache |
0.6 micron 0.6 micron |
Nov. 95 |
| Pentium Pro 166 MHz | 6,500,000 in the core 31 million, 512K cache |
0.35 micron 0.35 micron |
Nov. 95 |
| Pentium Pro 180 MHz | 6,500,000 in the core 15.5 million 256K cache |
0.35 micron 0.6 micron |
Nov. 95 |
| Pentium Pro 200 MHz | 6,500,000 in the core 15.5 million, 256K cache 31 million, 512K cache |
0.35 micron 0.6 micron 0.35 micron |
Nov. 95 |
| Pentium Pro 200 MHz | 6,500,000 in the core 62 million, 1Meg cache |
0.35 micron 0.35 micron |
Aug. 97 |
| Pentium MMX166 to 200 MHz | 4,500,000 | 0.35 micron | Jan. 97 |
| Pentium MMX 233 MHz | 4,500,000 | 0.35 micron | June 97 |
| Pentium II 233 to 300 MHz | 7,500,000 in the core | 0.35 micron | May 97 | Pentium II 330 MHz | 7,500,000 in the core | 0.25 micron | Jan. 98 |
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