Dear CPU Scorekeeper

I also suggest that the original Intel 8088 be added to the list. This venerable processor was really the first of the INTEL line. IBM charged $5,000 for their 256K memory machine with a very small hard drive, two floppy drives, and a 14 inch monochrome 25x80 screen.....

I also have an Intel Pentium Processor with a "gold" colored raised surface on the ceramic base. I'm having trouble identifying the processor speed. The following inscriptions are found on the front of the chip:

[the raised area]

On the rear of the chip are the following inscriptions:

CPU Scorekeeper Responds

To identify your Intel processor, based on the markings on the chip, a good place to start is to peruse Intel's various specification updates. A clue as to which specific Pentium family you have is provided in the copyright (c) date: 1992. As it wasn't until 1997 that Intel's first modern Pentiums with MMX appeared, you obviously have a much older model.

The Spec Update makes clear which one you have: