Feb 18 · 5 min read · What Is a Process? A program is an executable file on disk. When the operating system loads that file into memory and starts execution, it becomes a process. A process has its own: Memory Address Registers Program Counter Stack and Heap memory ...
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Feb 13 · 4 min read · You type a command and press Enter. A program starts in milliseconds. Your operating system performs a long chain of controlled steps. These steps involve the shell, the kernel, the CPU scheduler, and memory management. This blog traces that journey ...
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Feb 11 · 6 min read · Truths About CPU Scheduling In the few milliseconds it takes you to scroll down this page, your computer has made hundreds of executive decisions. To the user, a modern operating system feels like a seamless, multitasking powerhouse—a digital ocean o...
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Feb 2 · 16 min read · In this article, I'll go over how to design a pipelined processor. The processor implements a Hennessy & Patterson-style MIPS RISC instruction set architecture. I provide some parts of the implementation in SystemVerilog. You can browse the full sour...
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Jan 19 · 4 min read · At a certain point, CPU comparisons stop being about benchmark charts and start being about one real question: What should you actually build? The Ryzen 9950X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K debate is the perfect example. Both are top-tier processors.Bo...
Join discussionJan 14 · 4 min read · Intel’s Core Ultra lineup is Intel’s attempt to reset expectations. Not “yet another i9 refresh,” but a different positioning: new architecture different efficiency strategy more focus on power balance direct pressure against AMD’s high-end Ryzen...
Join discussionJan 9 · 4 min read · AMD’s X3D processors are usually marketed with one message: “Best gaming CPU.” And to be fair, the performance gains in certain games are real.But in 2026, developers are starting to look at chips like the Ryzen X3D lineup and ask a more interesting ...
Join discussionJan 6 · 9 min read · Introduction: Why This Topic Is More Confusing Than It Should Be If you ask a room full of CS students how CPUs actually execute programs, you will often hear answers like: “More threads means more speed.” “Threads are the same as cores” “Threads ...
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Jan 5 · 4 min read · As Android engineers, we spend most of our time in the application layer. However, the smoothness of our UI is governed by hardware limitations and how the Linux kernel manages resources. To build high-performance apps, we must understand the journey...
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Jan 4 · 4 min read · Most CPU reviews still focus on the wrong question: “How many frames do you get in games?” As a developer in 2026, I rarely care about FPS.What I care about is whether my machine stays responsive while I’m doing real work: compiling large projects ...
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