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The document provides an overview of processing hardware, specifically the Central Processing Unit (CPU), which is crucial for executing computer commands and performing data processing operations. It discusses the structure of a CPU, its main components, and the functions it performs, as well as the competitive landscape between Intel and AMD. Additionally, it explains Intel's naming conventions, including brand names, generation indicators, and suffix letters that denote specific features and capabilities of their processors.

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Hardware processing

The document provides an overview of processing hardware, specifically the Central Processing Unit (CPU), which is crucial for executing computer commands and performing data processing operations. It discusses the structure of a CPU, its main components, and the functions it performs, as well as the competitive landscape between Intel and AMD. Additionally, it explains Intel's naming conventions, including brand names, generation indicators, and suffix letters that denote specific features and capabilities of their processors.

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PROCESSING HARDWARE

JOHN KWAO DAWSON


• A processor (CPU) is the logic circuitry that
responds to and processes the
basic instructions that drive a computer.
• The CPU is seen as the main and most crucial
integrated circuitry (IC) chip in a computer, as it
is responsible for interpreting most of
computers commands.
• Its speed is measured in terms of megahertz
• CPUs will perform most basic
– arithmetic
– logic
– I/O operations
– allocate commands for other chips and
components running in a computer.
STRUCTURE OF A PROCESSOR
• The two main competitors in the processor
market are Intel and AMD.
• Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of the
following features:
– CPU is considered as the brain of the computer.
– CPU performs all types of data processing
operations
– It stores data, intermediate results, and instructions
(program).
– It controls the operation of all parts of the computer
• CPU itself has following three components.
– Memory or Storage Unit
– Control Unit
– ALU(Arithmetic Logic Unit)
• The fetching, decoding, executing and write
back the instructions are the four main
primary functions of the processor.
Architecture of a dual core processor
• While the number of cores a processor has is
important, it isn't the whole story
• When it comes to Intel's Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs,
their relative levels of processing power are
based on a collection of criteria involving their
– number of cores
– clock speed (in GHz)
– size of cacheTurbo Boost 2.0
– Hyper-Threading
What is hyper-threading?
• enabling a single core to serve multiple
threads at once by virtually doubling the cores
that your operating system perceives.
What is Turbo Boost?
• Turbo Boost tech allows a processor to
dynamically increase its clock speed as the
need arises
CPU SUFFIX LETTERS
Brand Name

• Intel naming scheme begins with the brand

name

• the most common Intel processor names

begin with Intel Core, Intel Pentium, and Intel

Celeron.
Brand Modifier

• This piece is not included in all Intel processor

family; Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron

processors do not have a brand Modifier name

• While the Intel Core™ processor series

Example brand modifiers i3, i5, i7, and i9.


Generation Indicator
• All Intel core processors have a generation
number associated with them.
• In a four-digit processor number, the first digit
typically represents the generation (e.g., a
processor with the digits 4200 is a 4th gen
processor).
• In the 10th Generation Intel Core processors,
the first two digits in the product number will
be 10
SKU Numeric Digits

• Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) number located at

the final three digits of the product number.

• When the SKU number is high, this means the

processor has more features.

• Both processors should belong to the same

brand and generation for this rule to be valid.


Product Line Suffix

• This is a key indicator of Intel processor capabilities

CPUs with the letter K

• this indicates that the chips multiplier is unlocked,

meaning that it can be easily overclocked if you

have a similarly enabled motherboard.


CPUs with the letters HK

• Intel doesn't talk about it as much, but the K in

HK CPUs

• same thing as the letter K referenced above.


CPUs with the letter H

• H stands for High-Performance Graphics

• Used to designate Intel's higher-end offerings

in the mobile segment that consumes more

power.
CPUs with the letters HQ

• This designation is the same as that of the letter H in H

CPUs.

• It is another mobile-specific letter denotation.

• Many of those higher power chips also have a Q on

the end that stands for Quad-Core, which is why you'll

often see HQ on more expensive laptops.


CPUs with the letters U and Y

• U stands for Ultra-Low Power

• Y represents Extremely Low Power.


CPUs with the letter G

• The newer G CPUs feature Radeon RX Vega

graphics built from Intel's biggest non-

competitor: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices),

specifically its division Radeon Technologies

Group, which is a different company.


CPUs with the letter X

• This indicates a very high-end unlocked consumer

CPU with the most cores and the highest prices.

• It's sitting atop the pile in the Core i9 7980XE for

Extreme Edition (not to be confused with E for

ECC memory).

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