OT...so we'll try again?
Processor Advances Year Chip Speed Transistors M.I.P.S iComp 1 iComp 2 iComp3 1979 8088 5 Mhz 29,000 0.35 - - - 1982 80286 6 Mhz 134,000 0.9 - - - 1985 80386 16 Mhz 275,000 6.0 - - - 1989 80486 25 Mhz 1,200,000 20.0 122 - - 1993 Pentium 60 Mhz 3,100,000 100.0 510 - - 1996 Pentium 166 Mhz 3,300,000 - 1308 127 - 1997 Pentium MMX 200 Mhz 4,500,000 - - 182 - 1997 Pentium II 300 Mhz 7,500,000 - - 332 - 1998 Celeron 266 Mhz 7,500,000 - - 213 - 1998 Pentium II 450 Mhz 7,500,000 - - 483 1240 1999 Pentium !!! 450 Mhz 9,500,000 - - - 1500 1999 Pentium !!! 600 Mhz 9,500,000 - - - 1930
M.I.P.S and iComp 1, 2 and 3 are rating systems used to indicate the relative performance of processors. More detail on the differences amongst these CPUs can be found at: intel.com |