Microprocessors

Microprocessors

1. It is an electronic circuit that acts as the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer.

   • This has been the brain of the computer, the engine, the heart of this machine.
   • The assembly of the processor is done with the help of a CPU socket welded onto the motherboard.
     • Connection types
       • PGA: Pin Grid Array
       • BGA: Ball Grid Array
       • LGA: Land Grid Array

2. Functions

   • Performs all calculation operations
   • Controls what happens on the computer.
     • Receive information
     • Give orders for the other elements to work.

3. Parts

   • Encapsulated
   • Cache memory
   • Math coprocessor
   • Registers
   • Memory
   • Ports
   • Internal bus

4. Fundamental characteristics

   • Name
   • Brand or company by which it was manufactured.
   • Its bus width (measured in bits).
   • The speed with which they work (measured in hertz)

5. Evolution

   • 1971: Intel 4004
   • 1974: SC/MP
   • 1974: Intel 8080
   • 1975: Motorola 6800
   • 1982: Intel 80286
   • 1989: Intel 80486
   • 1993: PowerPC 601
   • 1993: Intel Pentium
   • 1996: AMD K5
   • 1997: Intel Pentium II
   • 1999: Intel Celeron
   • 1999: Intel Pentium III
   • 2004: AMD Athlon 64
   • 2008: Intel Core i7 Nehalem
   • 2017: AMD Ryzen
   • 2020: Intel Core S 10ª. Generación

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