An APU combines the CPU and GPU into a single package, helping save space and even power. But there are a few downsides to keep in mind too.

Wild Close-Ups of Computer Chips Look Like Intricate Cities It's as long as a grain of rice and tells all your devices what do to. Zoom way in on these microprocessors.

Facing a power wall and the limit of physics, chip makers are in a constant battle to reengineer and re-evaluate ways to build a better CPU.

Minecraft builder “Sammyuri” spent seven months building what they call the Chungus 2, an enormously complex computer processor that exists virtually inside the Minecraft game engine.