| Year | Micro-architecture | Mhz | Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8086 (8086, 8088) | 5 | 3000 nm |
| 1982 | 186 (80186, 80188) | 25 | |
| 1982 | 286 (80286) | 25 | 1500 nm |
| 1985 | 386 (80386) | 33 | |
| 1989 | 486 (80486) | 100 | 1000 nm |
| 1993 | P5 (Pentium) | 200 | 800, 600, 350 nm |
| 1995 | P6 (Pentium Pro, Pentium II) | 450 | 500, 350, 250 nm |
| 1997 | P5 (Pentium MMX) | 233 | 350 nm |
| 1999 | P6 (Pentium III) | 1400 | 250, 180, 130 nm |
| 2000 | NetBurst (Pentium 4) (Willamette) | 2000 | 180 nm |
| 2002 | NetBurst (Pentium 4) (Northwood, Gallatin) | 3466 | 130 nm |
| 2003 | Pentium M (Banias, Dothan) | 2333 | 130, 90, 65 nm |
| Enhanced Pentium M (Yonah) | |||
| 2004 | NetBurst (Pentium 4, Pentium D) (Prescott) | 3800 | 90, 65 nm |
| 2006 | Intel Core | 3000 | 65 nm |
| 2007 | Penryn (die shrink) | 3333 | 45 nm |
| 2008 | Nehalem | 3600 | |
| Bonnell | 2100 | ||
| 2010 | Westmere (die shrink) | 3866 | 32 nm |
| 2011 | Saltwell (die shrink) | 2130 | |
| Sandy Bridge | 4000 | ||
| 2012 | Ivy Bridge (die shrink) | 4100 | 22 nm |
| 2013 | Silvermont | 2670 | |
| Haswell | 4400 | ||
| 2014 | Broadwell (die shrink) | 3700 | 14 nm |
| 2015 | Airmont (die shrink) | 2640 | |
| Skylake | 5200 | ||
| 2016 | Goldmont | 2600 | |
| Kaby Lake | |||
| 2017 | Goldmont Plus | 2800 | |
| Coffee Lake | |||
| 2018 | Cannon Lake | 3200 | 10 nm |
| 2019 | Sunny Cove | 4100 | |
| Comet Lake | 14 nm | ||
| Ice Lake | 10 nm | ||
| 2020 | Tremont | 3300 | |
| Tiger Lake | |||
| Willow Cove | 5300 | ||
| 2021 | Alder Lake | ||
| Cypress Cove | 5300 | 14 nm | |
| Golden Cove | 5500 | Intel 7 | |
| Gracemont | 4000 |