Pentium Processor Launched

The Pentium is a discontinued series of x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors produced by Intel from 1993 to 2023.^¹ The original Pentium was Intel's fifth generation processor, succeeding the i486; Pentium was Intel's flagship processor line for over a decade until the introduction of the Intel Core line in 2006.^¹ Pentium-branded processors released from 2009 onwards were considered mid-range budget products positioned above the entry-level Atom and Celeron series, but below the faster Core lineup and workstation/server Xeon series.^¹