What was the first commercial microprocessor?
The Intel 4004, released in 1971, was the first commercial microprocessor.
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How many transistors were on the first microprocessor?
Intel's 4004, the first commercial microprocessor, released in 1971, had about 2,300 transistors, while modern chips have tens of billions.