Microprocessors, Part 3
34 entries in the Microprocessors, Part 3 compendium.
Intel i860Intel's first million-transistor RISC chip with VLIW architecture.Intel i960A RISC embedded microcontroller that became a best-selling 32-bit CPU.KOMDIV-32Radiation-hardened MIPS-compatible microprocessors for Russian spacecraft.MicroVAX 78032DEC's first single-chip VAX microprocessor, used in the MicroVAX II.MIPS architecture processorsRISC architecture from Stanford, widely licensed and used in diverse systems.MIPS-XA RISC follow-on to MIPS, never commercialized as a workstation CPU.Motorola 68000A 16/32-bit CISC microprocessor introduced in 1979 by Motorola.Motorola 68010A 68000 successor adding virtualization and loop acceleration.Motorola 68020Motorola's fully 32-bit microprocessor, released in 1984.Motorola 68040First 680x0 with on-chip FPU and MMU; used in Mac Quadra.Motorola 68060Last and fastest general-purpose 68000 family processor from Motorola.Motorola 88000Motorola's late RISC contender, overshadowed by PowerPC.Motorola 88100Motorola's first 88000 RISC microprocessor, announced in 1988.Motorola 88110Motorola's second-generation 88000 RISC microprocessor for workstations.Motorola 96000A floating-point DSP family based on the Motorola 56000.NCR/32Externally microprogrammable 32-bit chipset from NCR.NEC V60Japan's first commercial 32-bit general-purpose microprocessor.Nexperia (processor)Nexperia was NXP's brand for media and mobile SoCs.NS32000Early 32-bit CISC microprocessor family from National Semiconductor.NVAXA CMOS VAX microprocessor used in late-model DEC systems.PA-7100First PA-RISC microprocessor with on-die floating-point unit.PA-7100LCLow-cost PA-RISC microprocessor with on-die memory controller and MAX-1 SIMD.PA-7200PA-RISC microprocessor for small multiprocessor systems, derived from PA-7100.Pentium (original)Intel's first superscalar x86 processor, introduced March 22, 1993.Pentium 4Intel's NetBurst-based flagship, known for high clock speeds and mixed reviews.Pentium IIIIntel's 32-bit x86 processor with SSE and embedded serial number.Alpha 21064First commercial Alpha microprocessor, introduced in 1992.Alpha 21164A four-issue superscalar Alpha microprocessor with on-die secondary cache.Alpha 21264A four-issue superscalar RISC microprocessor with out-of-order execution.Alpha 21364An Alpha microprocessor with integrated memory and network controllers.ARM C-seriesARM's 2025 processor family with integrated SME2 for AI.Athlon 64First 64-bit processor for the average consumer.Cell (processor)A hybrid multi-core processor for multimedia and high-performance computing.Intel Core 2Intel's last flagship desktop processors using a front-side bus.
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