Anatomy of a desktop computerPick a component to inspect it in full detail
Anatomy of a desktop computer
Pick a component below — each one is shown in isolation
Components
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
The brain. Executes instructions — fetch, decode, execute. Cores, ALU, registers, cache.
- Polished heat-spreader lid (IHS) etched with the model markings
- Green substrate with over a thousand gold LGA contact lands underneath
- Ceramic SMD capacitors ringing the heat spreader