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| Intel CPUs come in pin sizes of 775, 1155, 1156, 1366. Intel CPUs are always LGA, or Land Grid Array. |
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AMD Pins come in sizes of 940(AM2, AM3) 1207(Socket F), and 905 (FMI). AM2 is compatible with DDR2 (2006), Socket F was used for servers (2006), AM3 was compatible with DDR3, and FMI used DDR3 and controlled PCIe
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| Do we really have to do this? It's how fast your computer can go. The cache. The bits. L1 L2 L3 Cache. 8, 16, 32, 64 Bits. Really? Oh, you can't determine how fast the CPU operates by looking at the speed. Sorry. |
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| There are Dual Cores, Tri-Cores, Quad-Cores, Hex-Cores, and Oct-Cores. The number of cores is in the name, except for Tri-Cores. Tri-Cores have Four cores, but use one as a backup. |
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| When the GPU is integrated onto the CPU. Not uncommon. |
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| Goes on top of the CPU to keep it cool. Removes heat. It isn't a kitchen sink that emits heat. My apologies. |
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| Exactly like the ones in your house. Keeps an item cool by blowing air on it whilst removing the heat. |
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| Goes onto CPU to apply connection to Heat Sink to better cool it. |
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| Used in high end computers and automobiles, it acts as a radiator by allowing cool liquid (Not cool as in groovy, this isn't the 1970's) to flow through and cool components. |
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