Central processing unit
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A central processing unit, also known as a central processor, main processor, or simply processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its electronic circuitry executes instructions of a com
A high-end consumer CPU made by Intel: an Intel Core i9-14900KF
Inside a central processing unit: The integrated circuit of Intel's Xeon 3060, first manufactured in 2006
EDVAC, one of the first stored-program computers
IBM PowerPC 604e processor
Microprocessor
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A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmeti
4-bit Intel 4004 (1971)
8-bit Motorola 6800 (1974)
16-bit Intel 8086 (1978)
32-bit PowerPC 601 (1993)