Processor Control Unit

[Watashi]

Does each CPU core have its own "control unit"? 

[anybodykek]

If you're talking about the memory controller, yes. It used to be a part on the motherboard known as the North Bridge (Sounds badass right?). It was moved to the CPU itself on newer sockets like LGA 1151/1150 and AM3/+.

[Watashi]

Just now, anybodykek said:

If you're talking about the memory controller, yes. It used to be a part on the motherboard known as the North Bridge (Sounds badass right?). It was moved to the CPU itself on newer sockets like LGA 1151/1150 and AM3/+.

Interesting, so each core has it's own "memory controller" that tells the memory where to go within the CPU yes?

[anybodykek]

5 minutes ago, Doomerson said:

Interesting, so each core has it's own "memory controller" that tells the memory where to go within the CPU yes?

Not each core, but each CPU. It redirects high-bandwidth, fast read types of data, such as PCIe from your expansion cards or CPU cache.

[SLAYR]

28 minutes ago, anybodykek said:

If you're talking about the memory controller, yes. It used to be a part on the motherboard known as the North Bridge (Sounds badass right?). It was moved to the CPU itself on newer sockets like LGA 1151/1150 and AM3/+.

Am3+ actually still has a northbridge on the motherboard, only fm2/fm2+ have the a northbridge integrated onto the cpu itself.