A CPU is a small but powerful computer chip that sits on top of your PC's motherboard. It is inserted into the CPU socket, pins facing down. A small lever keeps it in place. Even when running for a short period, CPUs generate a lot of heat. Because of this thermal activity, the CPU is typically connected to a heat sink with a fan mounted directly on top of it. Therefore, these two components are usually included when you buy a CPU. Your CPU is distinct from the GPU (graphics processing unit), responsible for rendering images and video on your display. There are integrated GPUs on the CPU and share the memory with it. There are also standalone GPUs (also known as dedicated GPUs) with their card and memory.
Desktop CPU models
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz
Benchmark: 2204Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Benchmark: 5169AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
Benchmark: 1619Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
Benchmark: 8065Intel Pentium Gold G6405T @ 3.50GHz
Benchmark: 3746Intel Core i7-11700T @ 1.40GHz
Benchmark: 16118AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core
Benchmark: 1622AMD Phenom II X4 B93
Benchmark: 2159Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz
Benchmark: 1567AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Benchmark: 592Intel Core i9-12900F
Benchmark: 36979AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
Benchmark: 4046Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
Benchmark: 2215Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz
Benchmark: 157AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core
Benchmark: 1279AMD PRO A6-8570
Benchmark: 1908Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz
Benchmark: 22906Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz
Benchmark: 7050AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Benchmark: 1320AMD A10-7870K
Benchmark: 3424AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core
Benchmark: 5128AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Benchmark: 1557AMD Athlon II X4 557
Benchmark: 2567AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
Benchmark: 66582AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Benchmark: 52162
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC..
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.