CPUs {mosaicCalc}

Characteristics of computer central processing unit chips over the decades

Description

Since single-chip central processing units were introduced in the early 1970s, performance has increased exponentially. Around 1965, Gorden E. Moore, a co-founder of the integrated circuit giant Intel, postulated that capacity of chips, measured as the number of transistors, doubles approximately every two years. Known as Moore's Law, this pattern has held true for decades.

Usage

data(CPUs)

Format

A data frame with 128 cases, each a computer CPU.

• processor Model name/number of the processor

• transistors Number of transistors

• year Year of market introduction of the CPU

• designer The company that introduced the CPU

• process The width of circuit elements, in nm.

• area Area of the chip in mm-squared.

• density The number of transistors per unit area, simply transistors/area.

Source

Dr. Joe Eichholz