Mind map: Processor

• CPU

  • Core

  • Upgradeable

    • Flexible

    • Overclocking

    • Replacement

    • Integrated

    • Upgrades

    • Compatibility

  • Performance

    • Speed

    • Efficiency

    • Heat Management

  • Thread

  • Voltage

  • Voltage Regulation

    • Voltage Regulator Chips

    • Overclocking

  • Thermal Design

    • Heatsink and Cooling Fans

    • Thermal Paste

  • Clock speed

• Cache

  • Size

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Level

  • L1 Data Cache

    • L2 Unified Cache

    • L3 Cache Memory

  • Latency

  • Associativity

• GPU

  • Architecture

  • The Von Neumann Architecture

    • Control Unit

    • Fetch-Execute Cycle

    • Memory

    • Input/Output Devices

    • Central Processing Unit

  • Harvard Architecture

    • Separate Instruction and Data Memory

    • Separate Bus

    • High Performance

    • Pipelining

  • Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)

    • Simpler Instruction

    • Fewer Internal Parts

    • Easier to Design

    • Efficient Performance

  • Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)

    • Instructions carry out multiple tasks

    • More complicated instructions

    • Requires fewer instructions to perform a task

    • More complex internal parts

  • Cores

  • Clock speed

  • Memory

  • VRAM

    • DDR4

    • GDDR5

  • Cache

    • L1 Cache

    • L2 Cache

    • L3 Cache

• Memory

  • Size

  • Type

  • Desktop

  • Laptop

  • Tablet

  • Smartphone

  • Speed

  • Throughput

    • I/O Performance

  • Latency

    • Access Time

  • Power Consumption

  • Latency