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Chip Characteristics for Specific Processors
This section contains a summary table showing the physical chip characteristics of the
different processors. Look here for the full details of all the
characteristics for any specific processor.
Processor Family |
Processor Version |
Process Technology |
Circuit Size
(microns) |
Die Size (mm^2) |
Transistors
(millions) |
8088 |
All |
NMOS, CMOS |
3.0 |
33 |
0.029 |
8086 |
All |
NMOS, CMOS |
3.0 |
33 |
0.029 |
80286 |
All |
CMOS |
1.5 |
47 |
0.134 |
80386DX |
All |
CMOS |
1.5, then 1.0 |
!? |
0.275 |
80386SX |
All |
CMOS |
1.5, then 1.0 |
!? |
0.275 (0.855 for 80386SL) |
80486DX |
-25, -33 |
CMOS |
1.0 |
81 |
1.2 |
-50 |
0.8 |
81? |
80486SX |
All |
CMOS |
1.0 |
67 |
1.185 |
80486DX2 |
Intel |
CMOS |
0.8 |
76 |
1.2 |
AMD |
0.5 |
!? |
!? |
Cyrix |
0.65 |
!? |
!? |
80486DX4 |
Intel |
CMOS |
0.6 |
!? |
1.6 |
AMD |
0.5 |
!? |
!? |
Cyrix |
0.65 |
!? |
!? |
AMD 5x86 |
-- |
CMOS |
0.35 |
!? |
!? |
Cyrix 5x86 |
All |
CMOS |
0.65 |
144 |
2.0 |
Pentium |
60, 66 |
Bipolar CMOS |
0.8 |
295 |
3.1 |
75, 90, 100, Early
120s |
0.6 |
147 |
3.2 |
Late 120s, 133, 150,
166, 200 |
0.35 |
90 |
3.3 |
Pentium
OverDrive |
63, 83 |
Bipolar CMOS |
0.6 |
!? |
!? |
120/133, 125, 150,
166 |
0.35 |
90 |
3.3 |
Pentium with MMX |
All |
CMOS |
0.35 |
141 |
4.5 |
Pentium with MMX
OverDrive |
All |
CMOS |
0.35 |
141 |
4.5 |
6x86 |
PR120+, PR133+,
PR150+ |
CMOS |
0.6 |
210 |
3.0 |
PR166+, PR200+ |
0.5, then 0.44 |
169 |
6x86L |
0.35 |
K5 |
All |
CMOS |
0.35 |
161 |
4.3 |
Pentium
Pro |
150 |
Bipolar CMOS |
0.6 (CPU and cache) |
307 (+202 for L2 cache) |
5.5 (+15.5 for L2 cache) |
166 |
0.35 (CPU and cache) |
196 (+242 for L2 cache) |
5.5 (+31 for L2 cache) |
180 |
0.35 (CPU), 0.6 (cache) |
196 (+202 for L2 cache) |
5.5 (+15.5 for L2 cache) |
200 (256 KB) |
200 (512 KB) |
0.6 (CPU and cache) |
196 (+242 for L2 cache) |
5.5 (+31 for L2 cache) |
200 (1MB) |
0.35 (CPU), !? (cache) |
196 (+!? For L2 cache) |
5.5 (+!? For L2 cache) |
Pentium
II |
233, 266, 300 |
CMOS |
0.35 |
203 |
7.5 |
333 |
0.25 |
!? |
K6 |
166, 200, 233 |
CMOS |
0.35 |
162 |
8.8 |
266 |
0.25 |
68 |
6x86MX |
All |
CMOS |
0.35 |
197 |
6.0 |
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