Hardware dedicated to cryptographic computation.

Central Processing Unit.

Independent processing unit within a CPU.

Physical package containing a processor die or dies.

Semiconductor die containing processor circuitry.

Motherboard connector for a processor.

Hardware securing a processor in its socket.

Electrical connection between CPU and socket.

Metal surface spreading CPU heat.

Hardware attaching a CPU cooler.

Plate supporting a CPU cooler mounting system.

Hardware securing a CPU or cooler.

Hardware used to attach a processor fan.

Voltage supplied to a processor.

Operating clock frequency of a processor.

Factor used to derive CPU frequency from a base clock.

Fast memory integrated into or near a processor.

Fixed-size unit transferred between memory and cache.

Hardware managing cache operations.

Metadata identifying data stored in a cache.

One storage path within a set-associative cache.

Group of cache lines sharing an index.

Number of possible locations for data in a cache set.

Requested data found in cache.

Requested data not found in cache.

Removal of data from cache.

Maintaining consistent cached data across processors.

Arrangement of multiple processor cache levels.

Very fast storage location inside a processor.

Register controlling processor operating modes.

Timing signal controlling processor operation.

Hardware generating system clock signals.

Circuit multiplying a reference clock frequency.

Circuit reducing a clock frequency.

Circuit distributing a clock signal.

Hardware routing clock signals across a chip.

Circuit region operating under a particular clock.