Plastic or metal shell/container for components. The process which is performed by the processor e.
Mechanical component(s) that provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board (PCB). This allows the processor to be replaced without soldering. The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 e. Intel Core Duo or more e. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores. The model number for the processor in a computer.A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.