1997 research cohort / CPU

Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz

Intel · model variant

Candidate · no owner discrepancy decision

What it was

Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz is recorded in the 1997 CPU research cohort under Intel. The current display name and classification are normalization proposals.

Source product name: Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology 233 MHz
Source model number: Not established
Source manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Research scope: mainstream consumer desktop PCs; systems integrators and value-added resellers

Why it existed

manufacturer stated

Intel addresses multimedia and mainstream desktop computing

Intended users: desktop users and systems integrators

Engineering response: 233 MHz Pentium with MMX technology and immediate boxed/distributor availability

Evidence and limits

Intel Introduces 11th Microprocessor with MMX Technology · introduction and availability sections

Intel states immediate availability and boxed products through authorized distributors.

Manufacturer positioning; exact SKU and regional scope unknown.

What difference it made

Comparable benchmark evidence has not been established for this record. Missing results do not imply poor performance.

Release evidence

The year above is a research-cohort label. Announcement, production, shipment and retail availability are distinct events.

Proposed event: product introduction and immediate boxed availability
Proposed timing: 1997-06-02 · exact precision
Assessment: proposed

Preserve MMX as identity-bearing wording and distinguish immediate distributor availability from system availability.

Intel Introduces 11th Microprocessor with MMX Technology
Intel Corporation · lines covering introduction, availability, technical details
Intel identifies the 233 MHz MMX Pentium, immediate availability, and boxed distributor channel.

Open questions and review

Exact SKU and regional scope are unresolved.

No owner discrepancy decision is recorded. This does not mean there are no unresolved issues.

scope error · resolved no change

Verified Intel desktop Pentium MMX record; no material discrepancy in frozen evidence.

Audit source · launch release

Identity and 1997 launch evidence retained.

Follow-up: No change; preserve desktop segment.

Original intake sources

These notes preserve the state at intake. Later verification is shown under Release evidence above; an original note saying verification had not occurred is not the current assessment.

Intel Introduces 11th Microprocessor with MMX Technology
Intel Corporation ·
Imported source reference; independent verification has not occurred.
Intel Microprocessor Quick Reference Guide - Year
Intel Corporation ·
Imported source reference; independent verification has not occurred.

Original research note

Intel states immediate availability and individually boxed products; preserve MMX designation as identity-bearing wording.

Continue exploring

1997 CPU cohort · Intel records