Computer Hardware Terms, Glossary and Dictionary

Front-Side-Bus (FSB), also known as CPU bus, memory bus and system bus, is the bus between Processor (CPU) to system memory. The front side bus on a computer connects the processor to the north side bridge, which comprises the memory bus, PCI bus and AGP bus. In general, a faster frontside bus means higher processing speeds and a faster computer.

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FSB: Front-Side Bus