Home › Words › P › pentiumpentium/ˈpɛntɪəm/pentium means A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.pentium is pronounced /ˈpɛntɪəm/.EtymologyFrom pent- (“five”) + -ium.nounA CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.A computer having a Pentium processor.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).