Computer Evolution

3rd gen Core

2012 BCE

64-bit 3.8 GHz 1.4 billion transistors 22nm
package style: FCLGA

2nd gen Core

2010 BCE

64-bit 3.8 GHz 1.16 billion transistors 32nm
package style: rPGA, BGA

ATOM

2008 BCE

64-bit 1.86 GHz 47 million transistors 45 nm
Package Style:uFCBGA

Core 2 Duo

2006 BCE

64-bit 2.66 GHz 291 million transistors 65 nm
Package Style: LGA, uPGA, uBGA

Pentium M

2003 BCE

32-bit 1.7 GHz 55 Million 90 nm
Package style: FCPGA

Pentium 4

2000 BCE

64-bit 1.5 GHz 42 million 0.18 microns
package styles: SPGA, FCPGA, LGA

Pentium III

1999 BCE

32-bit 600 MHz 9.5 million transistors 0.25 microns
Package Style: Slot 1, SPGA

Pentium II

1997 BCE

32-bit 300 MHz 7.5 million .25 micron
Package Style: Slot 1, PPGA

Pentium 1

1993 BCE

32-bit external 64-bit internal 66 MHz 3.1 million Transistors .8 microns
Package Style: PPGA

486

1989 BCE

32-bit 25 MHz 1.2 million 1 micron
package styles: PGA, PQFP, SQFP

386

1985 BCE

32-bit 16 MHz 275,000 1.5 microns
Package Styles: PGA PQFP

286

1982 BCE

16-bit 6 MHz 134000 transistors 1.5 microns
Packaged Styles: PLCC, PQFP, PGA

8086

1978 BCE

16-bit
Clock Speed was 5 MHz 29000 transistors with 3 microns

8088

1978 BCE

8-bit external 16-bit internal 5 MHz 29000 transistors 3 micron
Package Styles:DIP, PLCC

8080

1974 BCE

8-bit with 4500 transistors and 6 micron

8008

1972 BCE

8-bit with 3,500 transistors with 10 micron

4004

1971 BCE

4-bit computer with 2,300 transistors and was 10 micron

First Computer

1936 BCE

The first freely programmable computer came into play.