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The technical specifications of microprocessors are derived from the [[microarchitecture]] of the incorporated [[central processing unit|CPU]], the [[semiconductor]] technology involved, and the properties of the overall system. Some common specifications are summarized below: | The technical specifications of microprocessors are derived from the [[microarchitecture]] of the incorporated [[central processing unit|CPU]], the [[semiconductor]] technology involved, and the properties of the overall system. Some common specifications are summarized below: | ||
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* '''[[logic family|technology]]''' - the semiconductor technology used to create the MPU (e.g. [[CMOS]], [[BiCMOS]], and [[TTL]]) | * '''[[logic family|technology]]''' - the semiconductor technology used to create the MPU (e.g. [[CMOS]], [[BiCMOS]], and [[TTL]]) | ||
* '''[[semiconductor manufacturing process|process]]''' - the process used to manufacture the MPU - i.e the [[feature size]] and design rules. The feature size on its own (e.g. [[10 µm]]) is usually taken as a synonym for the process. | * '''[[semiconductor manufacturing process|process]]''' - the process used to manufacture the MPU - i.e the [[feature size]] and design rules. The feature size on its own (e.g. [[10 µm]]) is usually taken as a synonym for the process. | ||
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* '''[[core count]]''' - the number of [[physical cores]] incorporated into the chip. | * '''[[core count]]''' - the number of [[physical cores]] incorporated into the chip. | ||
* '''[[endianness]]''' - the order of the bytes the microprocessor uses when operating on multi-byte values. | * '''[[endianness]]''' - the order of the bytes the microprocessor uses when operating on multi-byte values. | ||
− | * '''[[ | + | * '''[[base frequency]]''' - the internal operating frequency of CPU's core. It's one of many parameters that are used to assess the performance of a microprocessor. |
* '''[[package]]''' - the physical casing of the microprocessor. This most often goes along with a [[socket]], which is the interconnects that sits on the circuit board itself where the package is inserted into. | * '''[[package]]''' - the physical casing of the microprocessor. This most often goes along with a [[socket]], which is the interconnects that sits on the circuit board itself where the package is inserted into. | ||