After 30 years, an era is coming to an end: Intel is renaming its processors for entry-level PCs and notebooks from 2023. One no longer wants to know about Pentium and Celeron as legendary designations.

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Pentium and Celeron: Intel says goodbye

From next year Intel is reorganizing its entry-level processors. This also goes hand in hand with a name change, leaving no room for nostalgic names. There will no longer be new CPUs with the names Pentium and Celeron (source: intel).

The Pentium finds one 30 year history her end. Intel presented the first processor of this type in March 1993. The model managed 60 MHz, another milestone was reached in 1996 with MMX technology. The former flagship processor has been ousted from the top by others over time. Most recently, it was used in inexpensive PCs and notebooks.

The first Celeron processor introduces Intel in April 1998. Advertised as a cheap Pentium alternative, the first Celeron achieved a clock frequency of at least 266 MHz. The latest models manage up to 3.6 GHz. Celeron processors were never designed as top models and had to make do with a smaller cache and fewer functions.

The Intel competitor AMD recently presented new top models:

AMD introduces the new Ryzen 7000 series

“Intel Processor” as a cheaper successor

According to Intel’s announcement, the Pentium and Celeron successors will be available in the first notebooks and PCs from 2023. So far, the manufacturer has only spoken of an “Intel processor” that Brand name for several families of processors shall serve. The decision should be simplified for customers with a consistent name, as it is said. The processor will take a place below the Intel Core family, which remains the standard for mid-range and high-end products.