How Does a Modern Microprocessor Work?

A look at a made up RISC microprocessor called Calcutron-33, to learn how a microprocessor works.

Erik Engheim
The Startup
Published in
21 min readDec 13, 2020

--

A microprocessor being slotted into its socket on a PC motherboard.
A microprocessor being slotted into its socket on a PC motherboard.

Are you interested in better understanding articles written about new microprocessors such as Apple’s M1, AMD Ryzen, or even RISC-V?

  • Why is one microprocessor faster than another?

--

--

Erik Engheim
The Startup

Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.