The CPU Museum

An interactive, high-fidelity gallery charting the evolution of semiconductor engineering, micro-architectures, and microprocessor breakthroughs — cross-referenced with real EvoBench measurements on every exhibit.

70
Total CPUs
1985
Oldest CPU
2024
Newest CPU
16 Cores
Max Core Count
165
Benchmark Results

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27 CPUs

Intel Corporation

The pioneer of x86 architecture. Spanning from early 16-bit 386s through the legendary Pentium era, and the modern Core and Core i9 architectures.

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16 CPUs

Advanced Micro Devices

The ultimate disruptor. From socket-compatible 486s and K5/K6 designs, leading to the historic 64-bit Athlon, Phenoms, and the powerful Zen architecture.

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19 CPUs

Apple Silicon

Innovator in low-power high-performance computing. From custom mobile A-series chips to the revolutionizing desktop M-series system-on-chips.

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7 CPUs

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Democratizing computing. Broadcom SoC architectures that powered the hobbyist single-board computer revolution, selling by the truckload.

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1 CPUs

Other Architectures

Unique processors and alternative micro-architectures like VIA C7, Cyrix, and other chipmakers that carved out specific niches in history.

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165 Results

EvoBench Benchmark Results

Livermore Loops (24 kernels) measured on real hardware: every CPU from a 486 PC up to modern iPhones, Apple Silicon and EPYC servers. Sortable, with raw and normalized scores.

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55 Families

CPU Architecture Analysis

Which Livermore kernels did 35 years of micro-architecture actually speed up? Per-GHz IPC heatmaps, per-Watt efficiency, kernel correlations and generation-over-generation findings.

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