It's a bit like watching a CPU on a medieval rack, and while the flexibility is obviously impressive, our demonstrator does seem to be treating it with an overabundance of care for the most part.

Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, nothing would get done.

The proposed x86S CPU architecture from Intel would ditch support for 32-bit apps and operating systems entirely in favor of 64-bit software, but it could support older apps with virtualization.

You’ll also be given a rough indicator of your CPU’s clock speed, measured in Ghz. We’ll come back around to this and go into a bit more detail later in this article.

We're having a look at what a CPU is. All gamers know this is vital bit of kit but exactly what one is and does is less common knowledge.