Computer hardware
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Computer hardware, commonly shortened to hardware, includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit, random-access memory, motherboard, computer data storage, graphics ca
PDP-11 CPU board
Inside a custom-built computer: power supply at the bottom has its own cooling fan
An IBM System z9 mainframe
Computer motherboard
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
Computer hardware
…Computer hardware, commonly shortened to hardware, includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random-access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case. It includes external devices such…
The Core i9-14900KF, a 2023 CPU made by Intel
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