The Evolution of the Pentium Processor

The Pentium 4 processor, which has recently become available, is the latest in a long family of processors from Intel, that started with the 8088. Describe the development of this family. Compare the internal structures of the various members of the family and discuss the reasons for change. The Pentium 4 processor was announced in a blaze of publicity in late 2000 by Intel. It is the newest member of the most successful (in terms of unit sold) computer …

…pdf And other IA-32 chips AMD Athlon Manual http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon/pdf/architecture_wp.pdf VIA Cyrix III datasheet http://www.cyrix.com/products/cyr3.htm Crusoe product brief http://www.transmeta.com/crusoe/download/pdf/TM5600_ProductBrief_8-2-00.pdf Other The raw specifications and dates- History of the intel microprocessor http://www.i-probe.com/i-probe/ip_intel_8.html Thorough critisism of the Pentium 4 http://www.emulators.com/pentium4.htm