[RetroBytes] nicely presents the curious history of the SPARC processor architecture. SPARC, short for Scalable Processor Architecture, defined some of the most commercially successful RISC processors ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust.

When you want to upgrade your current computer or build a new rig from scratch, the computer processor (also called the CPU) is a key component. The CPU handles all the primary processing tasks for ...

Going as far back as I can recall, CPUs came in packages with pins on the bottom and laid flat on the motherboard. Then for a while, they had contacts along the edge and stood perpendicular to the ...

In the eighties, computer processors became faster and faster, while memory access times stagnated and hindered additional performance increases. Something had to be done to speed up memory access and ...

A CPU, or central processing unit, is like the brain of any computer or mobile device. CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display ...