Intel Pentium
Past and current logos
Developer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Type	microprocessors
Introduction	September, 1992 (announced) May, 1993 (launch)
Architecture	32-bit superscalar implementation of IA-32 with SIMD
ISA	IA-32
Word size	32 bit 4 octets 8 nibbles
Process	800 nm 0.8 μm 8.0e-4 mm , 600 nm 0.6 μm 6.0e-4 mm , 350 nm 0.35 μm 3.5e-4 mm , 250 nm 0.25 μm 2.5e-4 mm , 180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm , 130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm , 90 nm 0.09 μm 9.0e-5 mm , 65 nm 0.065 μm 6.5e-5 mm , 45 nm 0.045 μm 4.5e-5 mm , 32 nm 0.032 μm 3.2e-5 mm , 22 nm 0.022 μm 2.2e-5 mm , 14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	60 MHz-3.73 GHz
Socket	Socket 4, Socket 5, Socket 7, Socket 8, Socket 479, Socket 478, Socket 370, Socket M, Socket P, Socket T, Slot 1, MMC-1, MMC-2, Mini-Cartridge, PPGA-B615

Pentium is an extended family of x86 microprocessors developed by Intel since 1992.

Timeline

Below is the timeline based on introductory date. Frequency represents the maximum frequency offered.

1992	Pentium	P5	Socket 4 Socket 5 Socket 7	800 nm 600 nm 350 nm	66 MHz
1993
1994
1995
	Pentium Overdrive		Socket 2 Socket 3 Socket 4 Socket 5 Socket 7	600 nm
	Pentium Pro	P6	Socket 8	600 nm 350 nm	200 MHz
1996	Pentium MMX	P5	Socket 7	350 nm	233 MHz
1997	Pentium OverDrive MMX		Socket 5 Socket 7		200 MHz
	Pentium II	P6	Slot 1 MMC-1 MMC-2 Mini-Cartridge PPGA-B615	350 nm 250 nm	450 MHz
1998	Pentium II Xeon		Slot 2	250 nm
	Pentium II Overdrive		Socket 8		333 MHz
1999	Mobile Pentium II		MMC-1 MMC-2	350 nm 250 nm	400 MHz
	Pentium III		Slot 1 Socket 370 Socket 479	250 nm 130 nm	1400 MHz
	Pentium III Xeon		Slot 2		1000 MHz
	Mobile Pentium III		BGA Socket 495	180 nm
2001	Pentium III-M		BGA Socket 479	130 nm	1330 MHz