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Voyager Spacecraft uses Intel 4004. It still operating after 40 years. There are no external chemicals that can affect the electronics.
My HP200LX bought in 1991 still working in perfect condition and there is no sign that it will die.
Considering that we had engineering improvements in the new microprocessor and that you can keeping the electronic parts in a cold environment or vacuum environment, perhaps it can lasts half a centuye to many hundred or thousand of years.
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Indefinitely. CPUs "die" due to the effects of electromigration. This is basically when the atoms in the circuits of a chips start to stretch apart and grow outward. Eventually, they will either break or come in contact with other circuits and short out. Depending on numerous factors, such as the manufacturing process (older and larger processes will tend to last longer), heat (less is better) and voltage (less is better), a processor could theoretically last hundreds of years, or short out in a couple minutes. Virtually all processors you will ever encounter will last far longer than the useful life of the product, so it isn't anything you'll have to worry about.
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How long does the average CPU last and when should I expect to have to upgrade?
All CPU's are different,but life usually depends upon how much the manufacturer is pressing the CPU towards the edge of it's performance.In the past they always did that because they really had to.Now they are making processors that are very stable and last a long time.In general your computer will be obselete long before the CPU expires.
Do monitors last longer than a CPU?
Monitors last longer
How long is the lifetime of CPU 3.0GHz?
It depends on the exact CPU, if you are running it according to rated speed, and if you adequately cooling it.
Do CPU's pit in Gran Turismo 4?
Yes they do pit on long races and it depends what tires are on the CPU's car
How do you know that the CPU is broken?
If you hear a long beep sound with no display from CPU.
Which CPU chips manufacture and family have dominated the personal computer in the last 5 years?
INTEL INTEL INTEL INTEL
How long can the CPU kept on?
It is suggested not to leave it on over night, but it can be kept on for as long as you want.
Can you store data in the CPU for a long time?
Hmmm, a CPU (processor) stores no data. RAM or Memory can store data as long as the computer is ON and the Hard Drive can store data indefinately (forever).
Which type of CPU cache has the highest latency?
The Level 3 (L3) cache has the highest latency. The CPU cache is memory that is used to decrease the time that it takes the CPU to access data. Because the data is cached, it can be accessed more quickly. The CPU cache is often found directly on the CPU or built into the CPU. The L3 cache is usually larger than the L1 and L2 cache, but it is searched last. The CPU searches for data in the following order: L1 cache, L2 cache, L3 cache, RAM.
How do you solve when CPU is beeping?
How much, when, how long, when you are doing what? Please be more specific.
What is CPU protection?
CPU protection is one who protect the CPU. and the one who destroy the CPU also is the one who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the one who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the one who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the one who protect the CPU and the one who destroy the CPU is the one who protect the CPU.
What temperature does a standard CPU melt?
CPUs are made of silicon, which melts at about 1400 degrees centigrade. However, other components of the CPU would be damaged long before the chip reached this temperature.
