Intel History
...transistors, and was capable of 90 million instructions per second (MIPS). In 1995 Intel introduced its new technology, MMX, MMX was designed to enhance the computers multimedia performance. Throughout the years that followed Intel released several lines of processors including the Celeron, the P2, P3, and P4. Intel processors now reach speeds upwards of 3000 MHz or 3.0 GHz. In my project I will be looking at the history of the Intel Corporation. From its beginnings in the 1960s to its world domination of today it has been a World leader in microprocessor technology. Always attempting to break the boundaries of technology and creating evermore-powerful microprocessors. In 1997 AMD introduced the first of a new line of processors, the k6, which was supposed to compete directly with Intel's socket 7 CPU. The k6 processor had a definite edge over Intel’s chip. The k6 core was much more powerful then Intel’s and it also held a slight advantage in the MHZ department. Intel quickly countered the k6 with the PII putting Intel well in front of the CPU market. AMD began to challenge the market again a year later with the release of the K6-2 that had 100 MHz frontside bus and contained a new technology that enhanced 3d games without having a graphics accelerator. The k6-2 began selling slowly but it quickly caught on in the OEM markets and really caught on in the gaming worlds because of the 3D/Now technology that provided the extra edge that the gamers needed. Intel had control over the higher end computers but AMD was making a nice little hole in the gaming market until Intel tried to beat them again with the Celeron processor. At first AMD had no problem out doing the L2 cache less chip but with the introduction of the Celeron 300A, that could easily be overclocked between 400 and 450 MHz, going as high as 550 - 600 MHz with some luck and allot of cooling, AMD was facing a problem. The only thing that allowed AMD to compete with the Celeron chip was its 3D/Now technology that still gave it the edge over the cheap and fast Celeron. A price war between AMD and Intel followed while AMD tried to compete with both the Celeron and the PII but in January of 1999 AMD actually outsold Intel. Though it was only one month of being the leader of the market i...