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Best Computer architecture & CPUs videos, as recommended on Hacker News

115 videos about computer architecture & cpus that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly talk, explainer, demo. Channels that come up most: Ben Eater, media.ccc.de, Computer History Museum, Lex Fridman. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is 8-bit computer update: HN repeatedly recommends the series it launched as the best way to understand how a CPU works, praised for Eater's clear teaching.

• other8-bit computer updateBen Eater · 14 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• lectureLight Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance ComputerTNMoC · 11 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• tutorial“Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1Ben Eater · 11 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talkFinding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley WilliamsThe Qualcomm Institute · 12 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• talkThe Ultimate Game Boy Talk (33c3)media.ccc.de · 10 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• talkThe Thirty Million Line ProblemMolly Rocket · 11 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• talkUSENIX ATC '21/OSDI '21 Joint Keynote Address-It's Time for Operating Systems to Rediscover HardwareUSENIX · 12 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• interviewJim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70Lex Fridman · 8 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• talk34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talkmedia.ccc.de · 9 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkJim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not DeadUC Berkeley EECS · 7 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• talk"Programming a 144-computer chip to minimize power" - Chuck Moore (2013)Strange Loop Conference · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• demoNaN Gates and Flip FLOPSsuckerpinch · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• lectureRichard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and HeuristicsMuon Ray · 8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• talkBreaking the x86 Instruction SetBlack Hat · 9 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkGuarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story — Tony Chen, MicrosoftPlatform Security Summit · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureSimple Code, High PerformanceMolly Rocket · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkC++ and Beyond 2012: Herb Sutter - atomic Weapons 1 of 2alexsmail · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• tutorialHow does a USB keyboard work?Ben Eater · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoRobust-first computing: Demon Horde Sort (full version)Dave Ackley · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• explainerCGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!The 8-Bit Guy · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• documentaryOver 200,000 Servers in One Place! Visiting Hetzner in Falkenstein (Germany)der8auer EN · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkJava on a 1000 Cores - Tales of Hardware / Software CoDesignGoogle TechTalks · 5 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• talkStanford Seminar - The Soul of a New Machine: Rethinking the ComputerStanford Online · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• lectureAdmiral Grace Hopper Explains the Nanosecondfunbury · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerFuture Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)Veritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• talkGPUs to Mars: Full-Scale Simulation of SpaceX's Mars Rocket EngineinsideHPC Report · 5 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• explainerHow does Computer Memory Work? 💻🛠Branch Education · 5 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talkSimon Peyton Jones: Data Parallel HaskellnuACM · 5 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
• talkThe Road to PS5PlayStation · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• tutorialBuilding a 6800 CPU on an FPGA with nMigen (part 1)Robert Baruch · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkDEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - GOD MODE UNLOCKED Hardware Backdoors in redacted x86DEFCONConference · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talkCppCon 2017: Chandler Carruth “Going Nowhere Faster”CppCon · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• lectureJohn Hennessy and David Patterson 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award LectureAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• talkRobust-first computing: Beyond efficiencyDave Ackley · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• interview[7] Jim Keller, Silicon Wizard 🧙‍♂️TechTechPotato · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talkcode::dive conference 2014 - Scott Meyers: Cpu Caches and Why You CareNOKIA Technology Center Wrocław · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• talkCppCon 2017: Fedor Pikus “C++ atomics, from basic to advanced. What do they really do?”CppCon · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• talk25c3: The Ultimate Commodore 64 TalkChristiaan008 · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2025
• tutorial8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1Ben Eater · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• talk27c3: Reverse Engineering the MOS 6502 CPU (en)Christiaan008 · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• explainerNew computers don't speed up old codeMatthias random stuff · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• explainerWhy Do Mainframes Still Exist? What's Inside One? 40TB, 200+ Cores, AI, and more!Dave's Garage · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• talkASPLOS Keynote: The Golden Age of Compiler Design in an Era of HW/SW Co-design by Dr. Chris LattnerSiFive · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2021
• demoSamsung SSD Awesomenessssdawesome · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2011
• interviewJim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162Lex Fridman · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• talkRAAIS 2017 - Simon Knowles, Co-Founder and CTO of GraphcoreThe Research and Applied AI Summit - RAAIS · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• talkC++ and Beyond 2012: Herb Sutter - atomic Weapons 2 of 2alexsmail · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkA Crash Course in Modern Hardware by Cliff ClickDevoxx · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• explainerHow "oldschool" graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and NintendoThe 8-Bit Guy · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• documentaryThe Only Famous MotherboardCathode Ray Dude - CRD · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• talkDEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - The Ring 0 Facade Awakening the Processors Inner DemonsDEFCONConference · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• explainerEmulating the DX7 the HARD wayplgDavid · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• lectureStanford Seminar: Beyond Floating Point: Next Generation Computer ArithmeticStanford Online · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• commentaryIntel - Anti-Competitive, Anti-Consumer, Anti-Technology.AdoredTV · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe Smartphone CPU Review You NEED to Watch!Geekerwan · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• interview3dfx Oral History Panel with Ross Smith, Scott Sellers, Gary Tarolli, and Gordon CampbellComputer History Museum · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• talkDEF CON 19 - Artem Dinaburg - Bit-squatting: DNS Hijacking Without ExploitationDEFCONConference · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• demoLiving Computation: Robust-first programming in ULAMDave Ackley · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• lectureStanford Seminar - Generalized Reversible Computing and the Unconventional Computing LandscapeStanford Online · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkTuesday @ 1130 ISA Shootout – a Comparison of RISC V, ARM, and x86 Chris Celio, UC Berkeley V2RISC-V International · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
• talkChuck Moore's Fireside Chat 2011GreenArraysInc · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• talkScale By The Bay 2019: Bryan Cantrill, Was He Wright All Along? Software After Moore's LawFunctionalTV · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• talkHC2023-K2: Hardware for Deep Learninghotchipsvideos · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• tutorialMaking logic gates from transistorsBen Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• talkThe Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer - Brian TroutwineErlang Solutions · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• interviewHe started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hitJeff Geerling · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• talkHere's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a MainframeSHARE Association · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• podcastOxide and Friends 7/3/2023 -- Shipping the first Oxide rack: Your questions answered!Oxide Computer Company · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• otherVampire 2 Review - The Fastest Amiga Ever?!Dan Wood · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• interviewOral History of Gary Davidian, part 2 of 2Computer History Museum · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerFloating Point Numbers - ComputerphileComputerphile · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• demoHetzner shows Special AM5 Board with 90° Rotated Socketder8auer EN · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• explainerAMD Ryzen Eco Mode Deep-Dive & Benchmarks on R9 7950X (Zen 4)Gamers Nexus · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• demoSGI Indigo2: An $86,000 Workstation from 1995LGR · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkSophie Wilson - The Future of MicroprocessorsErlang Solutions · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• explainerTomb Raider on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance is incredible | MVGModern Vintage Gamer · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2022
• explainerHow are Microchips Made? 🖥️🛠️ CPU Manufacturing Process StepsBranch Education · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• interviewOral History of Chuck PeddleComputer History Museum · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerWhy build an entire computer on breadboards?Ben Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demoFixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal padsLinus Tech Tips · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• lectureTrends in Deep Learning Hardware: Bill Dally (NVIDIA)Paul G. Allen School · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerRacing the Beam Explained - Atari 2600 CPU vs. CRT TelevisionRetro Game Mechanics Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoMegaprocessor Tour 1 - (fixed audio)Megaprocessor · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• explainerAn astonishing old calculator - NumberphileNumberphile · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2023
• lectureAnton: A Special-Purpose Machine That Achieves a Hundred-Fold Speedup in Biomolecular SimulationsNC State · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2025
• talkGOD MODE UNLOCKED - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUsBlack Hat · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• talk36C3 - Uncover, Understand, Own - Regaining Control Over Your AMD CPUmedia.ccc.de · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• talkJoanna Rutkowska: Towards (reasonably) trustworthy x86 laptopsmedia.ccc.de · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• talkSeymour Cray's Only Surviving Talk: "Cray-1 Introduction" (1976, LANL)UC Berkeley Events · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026
• demo14nm and 7nm are NOT what you think it is - Visiting Tescan Part 3/3der8auer · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021
• interview[11] Mike Clark, AMD Zen Chief ArchitectTechTechPotato · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• talkJim Keller - Moore's Law in the age of AI ChipsMatroid · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2020
• explainerThe Universe is Hostile to ComputersVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• tutorialSGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer from 1993 - Silicon Graphics Onyx RealityEngine²Dodoid · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• lectureThe Mill CPU Architecture – The Compiler (10 of 13)Mill Computing, Inc. · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• explainer“Too Much Thermal Paste” – Benchmark of Thermal Paste QuantityGamers Nexus · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• demoLest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keyspucitp · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2020
• talkThe Great Debate @ARITH23: John Gustafson and William Kahandancefan · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2023
• interviewOral History of William David "Bill" Mensch Jr.Computer History Museum · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• lectureThe Mill CPU Architecture - the Belt (2 of 13)Mill Computing, Inc. · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2023
• commentaryUserbenchmark - the April Fools that never ends2kliksphilip · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• demo[Minecraft Computer Engineering] - Quad-Core Redstone Computer v5.0 [12k sub special!]legomasta99 · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022
• talkA History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• commentaryBuilding my dream computer - Part 1The 8-Bit Guy · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• talkClojure is Not Afraid of the GPU - Dragan DjuricClojureTV · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2018
• interviewMoore's Law is Not Dead (Jim Keller) | AI Podcast ClipsLex Fridman · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• talkIndustrial Strength High Performance RISC V Processors For Energy Efficient ComputingRISC-V International · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2018
• talkChange w/ Jim KellerTenstorrent · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2023
• explainerDON'T Buy a Used Mining GPU! - $h!t Manufacturers SayLinus Tech Tips · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• talkDavid Patterson - A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture: History, Challenges and OpportunitiesUBC Computer Science · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• talkThe Memory Sinkhole - Unleashing An X86 Design Flaw Allowing Universal Privilege EscalationBlack Hat · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• demoHow many PCIe Extensions is TOO MANY??Linus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2026
• talkExperiences Building Edge TPU with ChiselChisel · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• demoEEVblog #1341 - AMAZING $250,000 IBM Processor TEARDOWN!EEVblog · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainer英特尔Lunar Lake深度评测：轻薄本有救了！极客湾Geekerwan · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025