Intel Pentium

Background
Pentium is a line of processors from Intel. The first Pentium was introduced in March 1993, and was followed up with the Pentium II in 1997, the Pentium III in 1999 and the Pentium 4 in 2000. From 1993 to 2006, the Pentium processors were Intel's flagship line, until they were succeeded by the Intel Core line of processors in January 2006. Since then, most Pentiums have little to do with their predecessors and are considered "entry level" processors. In 2023, the brand will be retired on laptops in favor of the generic "Intel Processor" name (although it will continue to be used on desktops).

(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 in 1996 (including 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 some commercials such as a Gateway 2000 commercial, the logo is in grayscale and the text just fades in instead of zooming (seen here), inverted and transparent versions of this variant also exist.

FX/SFX: Typical 90s CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The trademark Intel "bong" jingle, composed by Walter Werzowa. Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Earlier Pentium commercials use a slower and lower-pitched jingle.
 * For the MMX commercials, the jingle is shortened and an extra chime is played after the bong jingle. Occasionally, the full jingle is played with the chime.
 * On this commercial, the jingle is reorchestrated.

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

(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.

Variants:
 * On commercials advertising computers with a Pentium II processor, the logo is tucked into the corner of the screen while the commercial plays.
 * On commercials without MMX technology, the MMX symbol is removed.
 * A very rare variant exists where the logo is open matte and remastered.

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

Music/Sounds: Same as the regular variant of the previous logo.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Sometimes, the Pentium MMX chime is used instead.
 * As with the previous logo, the chime can be subject to pitch/speed alterations.

Availability: Appears on some Pentium II commercials from the time period; others use the standard Intel logo.

(1999-2004)


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" already 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 "!!!".

Variants:
 * 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: Good CGI for the late 90s.

Music/Sounds: The Intel "bong". The Intel jingle was enhanced with some synth effects starting with this series.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Occasionally, the original Pentium jingle is used.
 * In rare cases, it uses the jingle from the Pentium III-M series.

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

(2001-2003)


Logo: It starts off similarly to the last logo, but instead of the Intel Inside logo, we see a large parallelogram containing a smaller blue rectangle on the bottom right corner. As we get closer, the emblem then flashes. Inside the emblem is:

White lines then streak throughout the parallelogram, as one travels inside of it and forms a black curve above "!!!' ". A white "m" flashes in.

FX/SFX: Same as the last logo.

Music/Sounds: A modified version of the bong; it is now fully synthesized with bell chimes.

Availability: Rare. Most OEM commercials containing this Intel animation have the scaled-down and cropped version, but the full-screen animation is extremely hard to come by these days. It's still unknown where the sole capture of it was found.

1st Logo (2001-2006)
Logo: We see a flash of light, creating orange "radiations" over a space-like blue atmosphere. Some of them then shine towards us, forming a new white emblem that blurs in. "intel inside" then emerge from the rectangle, as "Helvetica" and "4" fade in from the bottom. The emblem then rotates to face the camera, and an orange streak comes in from the left and creates a smaller flash over the emblem. The end result is:

Variants:
 * A version exists with a URL at the bottom, which can be localized in some countries.
 * As with most animations, a scaled-down version for OEM ads exists.

FX/SFX: Advanced CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Pentium III logo.

Availability: First appeared for the updated Blue Man Group advertising campaign for the Pentium 4 in 2001. It then started appearing on multiple commercials for the "Aliens" campaign, and numerous OEM commercials, first known one being for Gateway.

2nd Logo (2002)
Logo: A blue disc, textured with a processor die pattern, rotates towards us, with the word "Helvetica" on it. Then it rotates again, revealing the white Intel Inside logo. Then, the same emblem from the last logo rapidly zooms out onto the now orange disc.

Variant: A Korean version exists.

FX/SFX: Computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last logo.

Availability: This appeared mostly on the "Intel Inside your..." commercials in 2002.