the CPU is the most important processor in a given computer whenever it is the smartphone laptop or desktop PC you're watching this video on the CPU is working to make that possible one of the biggest companies that has been making CPUs for years is Intel and with their latest core Ultra Series I wanted to take a deeper dive into what made these CPUs what they are today this ladies and gentlemen is known as the first microprocessor that Intel has ever made it is the Intel 404 it debuted in 1969 where intel was tasked by dipon to make chips for a printing calculator instead they ended up creating something much bigger this would be the first customer processor that Intel ever produced and it wouldn't be until 1971 when Intel purchased its rights to sell this CPU for other vendors the specs of this microprocessor are 10 micromet of manufacturing process 2,300 transistors and a clock speed of 740 khz the instruction set for this processor was 4 bits of data and it had consumed only .5 watts of power the starting price for this processor was $60 which is equivalent to $467 in today's money the impact that this processor had was nothing short of incredible it delivered the same computing power as the first electronic computer built in 1946 which filled an entire room in April 1972 Intel introduced the Intel 808 as the first 8bit microprocessor its main use scenarios were for programmable Terminals and calculators it was produced on the same 10 micrometer manufacturing process with 3,500 transistors and a clock speed of 800 khz the starting price was $120 2 years later Intel released the 8080 microprocessor and by the next year it powered the alter 8,800 which was the first commercially successful personal computer this machine looks pretty different from the personal computers we've come to see today the controls Alone look like they were directly taken from an airplane dashboard and by the looks of it it was no easy task to use honestly it reminds me of the struggle 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creating holiday cards festive menu and seasonal invitations making it easier than ever to spread holiday cheer while saving time and effort it's free easy and effective you can check out these tools the link is in the description let's move on in 1976 Intel introduced the first 16-bit processor which was the 8086 it was also the first x86 6 processor the underlying architecture that changed the industry forever this processor was built on the 3 micrometer manufacturing process with 29,000 transistors and different models having a clock speed from 5 to 10 MZ Intel's first 32bit x86 processor was the 8386 or as it would later be renamed to Intel I 386 this microprocessor was released in October of 1985 and it packed a whopping 275,000 transistors it was built on the 1.5 micrometer manufacturing process and the models of this CPU would have a frequency range from 16 to 33 MZ the starting price was $299 imagine a processor that's not just about more power it's about an entirely new kind of PC one that responds instantly to whatever you ask of it one that breathes New Life a new spark into all your software that's the power of the Pentium processor now let's jump forward to the first Intel Pentium processor which was released on March 1993 this CPU has 3.1 million transistors and the manufacturing process has shrunk to just 800 nanom the power consumption has also increased to 14.6 watts and the frequency is sitting at 60 MZ the starting price for this Pentium processor was a whopping $878 which equates to $918 in today's money next up the Intel Pentium 2 was launched in May 1997 and it was built on the $350 nanom manufacturing process the transistor count for this CPU is 7.5 million with a clock speed of 233 MZ and a TDP of 34.8 Watts the Intel Pentium 3 was launched in February of 1999 it was built using the 250 nanometer manufacturing process and it had a total of 9.4 5 million transistors the clock speed was also bumped up to 450 MZ and the TDP decreased to 25.3 Watts making this CPU more efficient however during this time there was a big emphasis on the race for the first 1 GHz processor and even though they lost the race to the original Athlon that had reached 1 GHz Intel still managed to break the barrier of 1 GHz CPU 1 year later with the Intel Pentium 31000 this CPU had more than four times the transistor count of the normal Pentium 3 and and a newer manufacturing process at 180 nanom the power consumption was also pretty good at 29 W but the price was $990 which equates to over $1,814 in today's money Intel Pentium 4 was launched in November of that same year this processor was built on the same 180 nanometer manufacturing process and reached a clock speed of 1.5 GHz the power consumption was 58 Watts with a starting price of $819 let's move forward to Intel's greatest achievement which was packing two cores in one CPU die meet the Intel Pentium D aka the first dual core CPU on Intel's lineup this processor was manufactured on 90 Nom process and ran at a TDP of 130 Watts super high actually back in the day the clock speeds reached up to 2.8 GHz and even though the starting price was $241 this CPU was met with a fair share of criticism it had considerably lower clock speeds compared to the flagship at that time and there weren't enough thread optimized apps to take advantage of the two threads the Intel Core 2 extreme would be the first quad core CPU on the Intel lineup it was launched in November 2006 and built on the 65 nanometer process with 582 million transistors a clock speed of 2.66 GHz and a TDP of 130 Watts it retailed for a staggering $999 it honestly blows my mind how expensive CPUs were back in the day nonetheless this CPU was much more capable compared to the Intel Pentium D due to the change in CPU design making it more powerful and efficient in 2008 we enter a new era where Intel Core i7 makes its first appearance in November a change in the naming scheme and the inclusion of hyperthreading the first generation of core i7 was built on the 45 nanometer manufacturing process and packed 731 million transistors the maximum clock speeds reached 2.9 GHz and it packed for the first time ever four cores and eight threads on this processor the starting price was $562 the core i5 and core I3 wouldn't make an appearance until the second generation but for the sake of keeping this video short we will show the highest end processors that Intel introduced for every new generation Intel Core i7 260k was launched in January 2011 and it was built on the 32 nanometer manufacturing process it packed for the first time ever more than1 billion transistors and ran at a maximum boost clock of 3.8 GHz the number of cores and threads remained the same the starting price for this CPU was $317 the core i 73770 k was built on the 22 nanom manufacturing process this time it packed over 1.4 billion transistors and ran at a maximum boost clock of 3.9 GHz the TDP for this processor was 77 watts of power and a starting price of $313 next up the 4770k was launched in June of 2013 there's nothing notable about this CPU as it was built on the same manufacturing process spoiler alert this will become a recurring theme it packed the same number of transistors same clock speeds same cores and same threads with the only notable difference being the TDP which ran higher at 84 watts and a starting price of $350 compared to the previous gen this CPU offered at best only a modest upgrade in 2015 we see the first appearance of the 14 nanometer manufacturing process in an Intel CPU the fifth generation was mostly focused on mobile CPUs as this manufacturing node was still new but eventually Intel launched the 5775c this processor ran at a maximum frequency of 3.7 GHz and the main theme for this product was its outstanding efficiency sucking up only 65 watts of power for a desktop CPU the starting price was $366 the core i76700 K was launched in August 20 15 and it would be the first processor to take full advantage of the 14 nanometer manufacturing node it had a brand new architecture code named Skylake with over 1.75 billion transistors a boost frequency of up to 4.2 GHz and a TDP of 91 Watts the 6700k retailed for $339 at this point Intel has held the throne for the biggest semiconductor chipmaker in the world since 1992 the 7700 K had a new architecture Cod named KB Lake it had the same manufacture facturing process that Intel would call 14 nanom plus the only notable difference between its predecessor is the maximum clock speeds that reached up to 4.5 GHz resulting in a very minimal speed upgrade this processor had a starting price of $350 in June of that same year Intel introduced for the first time ever the core I9 this processor had a maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz and a TDP of 140 Watts the 7900x had a total of 10 cores and 20 threads coupled with an eye-watering $999 starting price the 8700k was launched in October 2017 other than the plus that was added to the manufacturing process this CPU featured two more cores coming in at a total of six cores and 12 threads the 8700k had a TDP of 95 watts and reached boost clock speeds of up to 4.7 GHz the starting price for this CPU was $359 the core i 99900 k launched in October 2019 this processor packed an estimated 4.7 billion transistors and reached clock speeds of up to 5 GHz built on the same 14 nanometer manufacturing process the core I9 had a total of eight cores and 16 threads consuming 127 watts of power the starting price for this processor was $513 the core I9 10900 K launched in April 20120 by this time Intel has lost their Throne of the biggest CPU manufacturer and apple is planning on cutting ties with them how's your relationship with apple the stock was under some pressure earlier this week on the idea that Apple might not be using Intel chips in its notebooks down the road you know I I just hear the same rumors you know here's my perspective our relationship with apple is strong and their products are great apple is always going to choose the the supplier who can provide them the most amount of capability and Innovation for them to build on for them to innovate the main reason was simple Intel struggled to move forward from the 14 nanom manufacturing process resulting in poor performance gains and efficiency issues nonetheless this CPU had a total of 10 cores and 20 threads the number of transistors is unknown and it reached a maximum boost clock of 5.3 GHz the starting price was $547 the 11th generation core I 9 would be no different in fact it was considered a downgrade by most of the PC enthusiasts it launched in March 2021 and had the same boost clock frequencies as the 10th Generation this time Intel would remove two cores making it literally an overpriced i7 the starting price for this processor was $539 it wouldn't be until November 2021 when Intel finally moved on from the 14 nanometer manufacturing process that's over 6 years of using the same node Alder Lake looked more promising this time the flagship 12900 K packed eight performance cores eight efficiency cores and a total of 24 threads making this CPU more efficient during normal day-to-day tasks the 12900 K had a TDP of 25 watts with a maximum boost clock of 5.2 GHz and a starting price of $599 the core I9 13900 K launched in September 2022 this time Intel packed eight more efficiency cores bringing the Total Core count to 24 and 32 threads for the Raptor Lake the Boost clock for this CPU reached up to 5.8 GHz and later on January Intel would break the 6 GHz barrier with the 13900 KS now here's what happens when you take the 139 00 K copy and paste it with instability issues you get the 14900 K this processor has nothing different from the previous generation part of that reason was that intel was busy on working on a brand new architecture a newer and smaller manufacturing process that would be able to compete with the likes of Apple's new M series chips and AMD this would be the last shot that would bring Intel the much needed market share to keep their head above the Waters of the Silicon Valley let me introduce you to the core Ultra 9 285k launched in October 2024 this processor focused more on stability and efficiency although the performance numbers for this processor are much worse compared to its previous generation the core Ultra 9 manages to excel in efficiency this processor has less threads totaling at 24 cores and 24 threads but the transistor count has went up to 17 billion the starting price for this processor is $589 thank you for watching this video If you enjoyed enjoyed it make sure to hit that subscribe button and let me know if you want to see the history of ryzen CPUs I'll see you again very soon