1971
1971
World's first Commercial Microprocessor
Intel 4004
1973
1973
8 bit Microprocessor
Intel 8080
1974
1974
8 bit MPU
Motorola 6800
1976
1976
8 bit MCU
Intel 8048
Used in Magnavox Odyssey video game console, TV remotes, and other high-volume consumer electronics.
1978
1978
16 bit MPU
Intel 8086
Beginning of the "x86" architecture that virtually all modern Intel and AMD microprocessors are based upon today.
1979
1979
16 bit MPU
Motorola 68000
Original Apple Macintosh and Sega Genesis video game platform used this.
1979
1979
16 bit MPU
Zilog Z-8000
Used in Namco's Pole Position arcade video game
1979
1979
16 bit MPU
Intel 8088
Used in the original IBM PC.
1980
1980
8 bit MCU
Intel 8051
1984
1984
32 bit MPU
Motorola 68020
Used in Amiga, Apple Macintosh II, and Sun 3 workstations.
World's first true 32-bit microprocessor.
1992
1992
16 bit MCU
Texas Instruments MSP430
1993
1993
32 bit MPU
Intel Pentium
Informally known as the 80586 or i586.
1995
1995
32 bit MPU
Intel Pentium Pro
1996
1996
16 bit MCU
Motorola 68HC12
Used heavily in automotive applications.
1997
1997
AVR MCU
AT90S1200
Produced by Atmel.
2005
2005
Atmega 328
Arduino
First Arduino development board
2007
2007
ST Microelectronics
STM 32 F1
ARM Cortex based.
2012
2012
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi
Single board Computer
2021
2021
RP2040
Raspberry Pi Pico
32 bit dual ARM cortex-M0
