Desktop on Bits & pieces - Sven Wehrendhttps://wehrend.github.io/tags/desktop/Recent content in Desktop on Bits & pieces - Sven WehrendHugoenSun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Microcontroller vs Microprocessors - the two totally distinct worldshttps://wehrend.github.io/pages/mcu_vs_cpu/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wehrend.github.io/pages/mcu_vs_cpu/<div class="sect1"> <h2 id="_the_two_totally_distinct_worlds_microcontrollers_vs_microprocessors_mcu_vs_cpu">The two totally distinct worlds - Microcontrollers vs. Microprocessors (MCU vs. CPU)</h2> <div class="sectionbody"> <div class="paragraph"> <p>In this post we want to deepen the insight into the fundamental differences between embedded systems based on microcontrollers and desktop or server machines built around powerful CPUs with a complete operating system stack.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>We will contrast an MCU platform, for example an STM32-based system, with a typical desktop CPU platform such as an AMD Ryzen system. Although both execute software and process data, they are optimized for completely different goals and usage scenarios.</p> </div>