Pentium

Intel brings the PC to a new level with the release of its Pentium processor in 1993. Pentium runs at an astounding 60 Mhz, has 3.3 million transistors, and performs 100 million instructions per second. Intel prices the chip at $878 and makes the strategic decision to maintain backward compatibility with previous x86 designs. The Pentium becomes synonymous with "PC."
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