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Last updated: 2023 October 25.

2002

January 4

• Intel releases the 1.3 GHz Celeron processor. It features 256 kB level 2 cache, and 100 MHz system bus. The processor is manufacturing using a 0.13-micron process. Price is US118ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]

January 7

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.73 GHz Athlon XP 2000+ processor. Price is US339ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1551.8] [1559]
• Intel introduces 2.0 and 2.2 GHz Pentium 4 processors. They feature 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, two pipelined FPUs. The processor includes MMX, SSE, SSE2, and Hyper-Threading instructions, The 1.5-volt processor incorporates 55 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Prices are US364ドル (2.0 GHz) and US562ドル (2.2 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Northwood. [1275.36] [1278.109,114] [1454.124] [1551.8] [1559]

January

• Intel introduces the 2.0 GHz Xeon DP processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 533 MHz system bus, two pipelined FPUs, 64 GB address space. The processor includes MMX, SSE, SSE2, and Hyper-Threading instructions, and incorporates 55 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Prestonia. [1278.114] [1454.124]
• Intel introduces the 1.5 GHz Xeon MP processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, two pipelined FPUs, 64 GB address space. The processor includes MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, and incorporates 240 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Gallatin. [1454.124]
• Motorola introduces the 600 MHz PowerPC G4 processor. It features 32 kB Level 1 data cache, 32 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 133 MHz system bus, five pipelined FPUs, 64 GB address space. The processor includes AltiVec instructions, and incorporates 33 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. [1454.124]

January 22

• Intel releases 850 and 866 MHz low-voltage Pentium III-M processors. The processor is manufactured with a 0.13-micron process. [1559]
• Intel releases a 750 MHz ultra-low voltage Pentium III-M processor. The processor is manufactured with a 0.13-micron process. [1559]
• Intel releases 1.06 to 1.2 GHz mobile Celeron processors. The processor is manufactured with a 0.13-micron process. [1559]
• Intel releases a 650 MHz ultra-low voltage Celeron processor. The processor is manufactured with a 0.13-micron process. [1559]
• Advanced Micro Devices releases a 1.3 GHz Duron processor. Price is US118ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]

January 30

• Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.1 and 1.2 GHz Duron processors. They feature PowerNow technology. Prices are US130ドル and US160,ドル respectively. [1559]

(month unknown)

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the Mobile AMD Athlon 4 1500+ processor. It features 1.3 GHz operation, 200 MHz front-side bus, QuantiSpeed architecture. Price is US525ドル in quantity. [1275.34]

March 4

• Intel releases the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M, in speeds of 1.6 and 1.7 GHz. The processor consumes 1.3 volts. Prices are US401ドル (1.6 GHz) and US508ドル (1.7 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. [1275.34] [1276.47]

March 13

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 2100+ processor. Price is US420ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1551.8] [1559]

January-March

• Market share of Intel-compatible microprocessors during January-March: Advanced Micro Devices 18.2%. [1559]
  
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April 2

• Intel releases the 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 processor, with 400 MHz front-side bus. Price is US562ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1551.8] [1559]

April

• Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.3 GHz Mobile Athlon XP 1300+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 200 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.6 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Thoroughbred. [1454.124]
• Intel introduces the 650 MHz Mobile Celeron LV processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 133 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Tualatin. [1454.124]

April 17

• Advanced Micro Devices announces the Mobile Athlon XP 1400+ (1.2 GHz), 1500+ (1.3 and 1.33 GHz), 1600+ (1.4 GHz), and 1700+ (1.47 GHz) processors. They feature 200 or 266 MHz bus (1700+ is 266 MHz only). The processors are manufactured with a 0.13-micron technology, based on the processor core code-named Thoroughbred. [1559]

May 6

• Intel releases the 2.26, 2.4 and 2.53 GHz Pentium 4 processors, with 533 MHz front-side bus. Prices are US423,ドル US562,ドル and US637,ドル respectively. [1551.8] [1559]

May 15

• Intel releases the 1.7 GHz Celeron processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 128 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, 64 GB address space, two pipelined FPUs. It incorporates 42 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Willamette. Price is US83ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1454.124] [1559]
• Intel releases the 1.4 GHz Celeron processor. It features 100 MHz bus, 256 kB cache, 0.13-micron technology. Price is US89ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]

(month unknown)

• Intel announces the Itanium 2 processor. 900 MHz version with 1.5 MB level 3 cache is priced at US1338ドル. 1 GHz version with 3 MB level 3 cache is priced at US4226ドル. Code-name during development was McKinley. [1714.27]

June 10

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.8 GHz Athlon XP 2200+ processor, based on a 0.13-micron process. Price is US241ドル in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Thoroughbred. [1550.22] [1551.8] [1559]

June 24

• Intel introduces the 1.9 and 2 GHz Mobile Pentium 4-M processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, 64 GB address space, two pipelined FPUs. It incorporates 55 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Northwood. Prices are US401ドル (1.9 GHz) and US637ドル (2 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. [1454.124] [1559]
• Intel introduces the 1.33 to 1.5 GHz Mobile Celeron processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, 64 GB address space, two pipelined FPUs. It incorporates 55 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Northwood. Prices are US134ドル (1.33 GHz), US149ドル (1.4 GHz), and US170ドル (1.5 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. [1454.124] [1559]

June 30

• Market share of workstation processors in the US in the past six months: Intel 82%. [1454.128]

August

• Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.6 GHz Athlon MP 1900+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.6 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Thoroughbred. [1454.124]

August 20

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2 GHz Athlon XP 2400+ processor. Price is US193ドル each in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
• Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2.133 GHz Athlon XP 2600+ processor. Price is US297ドル each in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]

August 26

• Intel releases the 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor, with 400 MHz front-side bus. Price is US243ドル in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
• Intel releases the 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor, with 400 MHz front-side bus. Price is US401ドル in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
• Intel releases the 2.66 GHz Pentium 4 processor, with 533 MHz front-side bus. Price is US401ドル in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]
• Intel releases the 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 processor, with 533 MHz front-side bus. Price is US508ドル in quantities of 1000. [1551.8] [1559]

September

• The Computer Institution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences releases the "Dragon Chip" processor. Initial speeds are 200 and 266 MHz. [1775.7]

September 16

• Intel unveils the 2.2 GHz Pentium 4-M processor. Price is US562ドル in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]
• Intel unveils the 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8 GHz mobile Celeron processors. Prices are US112ドル (1.6 GHz), US134ドル (1.7 GHz), and US149ドル (1.8 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]
• Intel introduces the 1.26 and 1.33 GHz Mobile Pentium III-M processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 133 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US401ドル (1.26 GHz) and US508ドル (1.33 GHz) in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Tualatin. [1454.124] [1559]
• Intel introduces the 1 GHz Mobile Pentium III-M LV processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 133 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US316ドル in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Tualatin. [1454.124] [1559]
• Intel introduces the 850 and 866 MHz Mobile Pentium III-M ULV processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 133 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US209ドル in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Tualatin. [1454.124] [1559]
• Intel introduces the 700 and 733 MHz Mobile Celeron ULV processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 100 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US144ドル in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Tualatin. [1454.124] [1559]

September 24

• Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1900+ and 2000+ mobile processors. Prices are US239ドル and US345ドル each in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]

October 14

• At the Microprocessor Forum, IBM describes the 1.8 GHz 64-bit PowerPC 970 processor, with up to 7.2 GBps front-side bus transfer speed, and SIMD input. [1273.25] [1559]

November 14

• Intel launches the 3.06 GHz Pentium 4 processor. It features Hyper-Threading technology, and 133 MHz system bus. The processor is manufactured in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US637ドル each in quantities of 1000. [1220.3] [1559] [1594.20] [1648.8] [1774.8]
• Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 2700+ processor, with 333 MHz front-side bus. Price is US349ドル each in quantities of 1000. [1648.8] [1774.8]
• Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 2800+ processor, with 333 MHz front-side bus. Price is US397ドル each in quantities of 1000. [1648.8] [1774.8]

November

• Intel releases the 2 GHz Celeron processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 128 kB Level 2 cache, 100 MHz front-side bus, 400 MHz system bus, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, Rapid Execution engine, 64 GB address space, two pipelined FPUs, up to 3.2 GBps transfer speed. It incorporates 55 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US103ドル in quantities of 1000. Code-name during development was Northwood. [1454.124] [1551.20] (September [1897.132])

November 19

• At the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Advanced Micro Devices announces the release name for the processor code-named Clawhammer: AMD Athlon 64. [1559]

November 20

• Intel releases 2.1 and 2.2 GHz Celeron processors. They include 128 kB level 2 cache and 400 MHz system bus. Prices are US89ドル and US103ドル respectively, in 1000-unit quantities. [1559]

Year

• Market share of notebook computer processors in the US: Advanced Micro Devices 15%. [1442.25]
• Market share of PC processor shipments during the year: Intel 83.6%, Advanced Micro Devices 14.9%. [1559] [2087.66]
• Market share of desktop computer processors in the US: Advanced Micro Devices 22%. [1442.25]
• Market share of Windows-based personal computer processors in the world during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 19%. [1559]
• Market share of x86 processors in the world during the year: Advanced Micro Devices 20.2%. [1559]