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CPU designTo a large extent, the design of a CPU or central processing unit, is the design of its control unit. The modern (ie, 1965 to 1985) way to design control logic is to write a microprogram. CPU design was originally an ad-hoc process. Just getting a CPU to CPU monthlyBelow is a listing of Intel's best desktop mass market microprocessor on the first day of every month (with the newest at the top). The data appears to challenge Moore's Law since the speed of the processor increased by barely 40% in more than two years. CPU electrical consumptionModern personal computer CPU s ( central processing units) consume a considerable amount of electrical power. This must be considered when choosing a power supply unit, and when power consumption is constrained by production and cost. CPUs in other electr CPU lockingIn computer hardware, CPU locking is the process of designing a CPU to have a fixed, preset clock multiplier. CPUs can be sold unlocked or locked . If sold locked, the clock multiplier may be unlockable (with some difficulty), or may be effectively imposs CPU scavengingCPU-scavenging or cycle-scavenging systems use machines purchased for other purposes to run batch jobs at night, weekends, and other idle times. Cycle-scavenging systems typically gain and lose machines at unpredictable times as interactive users start or CPU coolingA CPU generates heat while operating. In operation the temperature of the CPU will thus rise until the temperature gradient between the CPU and its surroundings is such that the heat flow matches the input and the CPU temperature reaches equilibrium. CPU socket CPU bound CPU cache Cpusa