Every computing device from simple toys to large business systems have an essential component called the central processing unit. The CPU performs calculations, makes logical comparisons and moves ...

The central processing unit in a computer works with nearly all data in the machine with the exception of graphics and audio processing in computers with video or sound cards. As the central component ...

The development of caches and caching is one of the most significant events in the history of computing. Virtually every modern CPU core from ultra-low power chips like the ARM Cortex-A5 to the ...

I'm curious to know how the two parts CPU and GPU work together in a computer. Especially in regards to gaming. <BR><BR>Obviously having the fastest CPU and Fastest graphics card working together is ...

Suppose that, ahem, a <i>friend</i> of mine accidentally chipped/flaked a tiny piece off the corner of an Athlon XP CPU while installing the heatsink. And let's say that my <i>friend</i> went ahead ...

At some point, everyone learns that a CPU has a variable number of cores inside, and that number influences its performance. The next natural impulse is to find out how many cores your CPU has. The ...

Have you ever wondered what those confusing letters and numbers at the end of the CPU mean? Every year, Intel and AMD release new generations of their CPUs with updated specifications and sometimes ...

Roman “Der8auer” Hartung, the famed overclocker who pointed out the VRM cooling inadequacies on Intel motherboards several months ago is back with a neat new experiment. Initially set out to find out ...

While the 8-core-equipped Ryzen 7 series trades blows with Intel’s $1,000 Core i7-6900K for as little as a third of the price, it lags significantly behind the quad-core Core i7-7700K in many pure ...

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