A microprocessor family or a CPU family is a group of microprocessors, microcontrollers, or component chips that make up one, developed by a specific manufacturer that share the same general architecture and feature set. Within a specific family, chips may be may be further classified according to their model which may have different capabilities, clock speeds, and applications. Models may be further divided into stepping which are minor refinements and tweaks in order to correct and enhance the stability and reliability of the model.

See also

• list of microprocessor families
• microprocessor generation
• microprocessor stepping
• list of cpu architectures
• CPUID