We have come to conquerize that we often throw ourselves into complicated tutorials or technical discussions, but many do not know what or use terms like: face, CPU, processor and chipset. In this article you will understand in simple terms what the difference is and what chip and chipset, processor, CPU.
Many have formed their wrong idea as “chip” it is still with “CPU” and “Processor“, and the term “chipset” refers to the chip settings. Nothing wrong.
What does chip and chipset and What is the difference between “Chip” and “CPU”?
First of all, “CPU” it is still with “Processor”. Central Pocessing Unit (CPU) It is a basic hardware component, without which a computer (computer system) cannot work. Together with RAM MEMORY, Data Sotcare Unit (hard disk), motherboard (motherboard), circuits and auxiliary components, make up a functional computer system.
When we want to buy a PC, we often seek that it will be provided with a strong CPU. This power of CPU translates through frequency / the speed of execution of the arithmetic and logical operations that it receives from an application or from the operating system. The unit of measure that establishes the performance of a processor, is MHz or GHz. Universal unit of measure for frequency.
And “chip” or “microchip” It is an electronic device composed of one or more circuits. A face can be composed for example, from one or more CPU, but it may contain other circuits for various operations. It is not mandatory for a face to contain CPU. Transistors, diodes, capacitors, logical blocks, emitter and signal receivers (RF), plus many others that can be included in one way.
Therefore, “chip” and “CPU” There are two terms that define totally different components in a computer system.
The term “chipset” has a close connection with both “CPU” as well as with “chip”, but it cannot be attributed to one of these components.
Chipsetit is the component of the motherboard (Motherboard) that connects and coordinates the flow of data and instructions between the CPU and the other essential hardware components that make up the computer system. The chipset also keeps the coordination between CPU and external devices. An impeccable chipset is desirable on any motherboard to reach top performance.
An example of an Intel chipset can be found in the image below:
Intel Z370 It is the chipset of the motherboard, on which we put an Intel Core 8th Gen processor.
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