Intel Pentium

Background
Pentium is a line of processors from Intel. The first Pentium was introduced in 1993, and was followed up with the Pentium II in 1997, the Pentium III in 1999 and the Pentium 4 in 2000. For a while, the Pentium processors were Intel's flagship line, until they were succeeded by the Intel Core line of processors. Nowadays, the current Pentiums have little to do with their predecessors and are considered "entry level" processors.

Logo (1994-2000)
Logo: Same as the 1994 Intel Inside logo, but as the swirls are merging, "pentium" in the corporate Intel logo font and " P R O C E S S O R " zoom out from the middle of the screen and places themselves below the Intel Inside logo.

Variants:


 * Most commercials starting 1996 (and all MMX commercials) have an Intel URL at the bottom.
 * There is an alternate version for MMX commercials. The animation plays out as usual, but in the top-left corner of the Intel logo, a purple-yellow gradient shape blurs in, with white text saying "MMX".
 * On commercials advertising computers with a Pentium processor, the logo is tucked into the corner of the screen while the commercial plays.
 * On a Gateway 2000 commercial, the logo is all white (seen here).

FX/SFX: The swirls merging and the text zooming effect, typical of 90s CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The trademark Intel "bong" jingle. Music/Sounds Variants:


 * For the MMX commercials, the jingle is shortened and an extra chime is played after the bong jingle.
 * On this commercial, the jingle is reorchestrated.

Availability: Appears on almost all Pentium commercials from the time period.

Logo (1998-2003)
Logo: Same as the previous logo, but with a few differences:


 * The Intel logo doesn't shine or turn blue.
 * A registered trademark symbol is added next to "pentium", and " P R O C E S S O R " simply fades in after the logo has formed.
 * "pentium" veers off to the left slightly to make way for a purple "II", which zooms out from the centre of the screen and places itself next to "pentium".

The MMX symbol from the previous logo fades in in the top-left corner of the Intel logo, and is always present in this version.

Variant:


 * On commercials advertising computers with a Pentium II processor, the logo is tucked into the corner of the screen while the commercial plays.

FX/SFX: Same as the previous logo, with the obvious addition of the "II".

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Appears on some Pentium II commercials from the time period; most of them just use the standard Intel logo.

Logo (1999-2000s)
Logo: We zoom through various blue and green lines, in slight grid patterns. In the distance we see a blurred Intel Inside logo, and the camera slowly rotates as we get closer. As the camera reaches the end, the Intel Inside logo comes into clear view, with "pentium P R O C E S S O R" under it. Three green lines draw themselves next to the text, with white squares at the bottom, forming "III". The logo shines while that happens. The final result follows the same general formula as the last two logos, but with the "!!!".

Variant:


 * On commercials advertising computers with a Pentium III processor, the logo is tucked into the corner of the screen while the commercial plays.
 * A version exists without " P R O C E S S O R ".

FX/SFX: The camera effects and line animations, decent CGI for the late 90s.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo, but with added synth effects.

Availability: Appears on most Pentium III commercials from the time period.