All components of our PC have specific conditions that must be met for them to work, namely that just as a RAM memory module can fail if one of the pins on the PCB is broken, the processor and motherboard are no exception. But it may be interesting to think about what happens if, for example, one of the pins on an LGA socket of the base plate does not do contact with the processor, and even if it may seem strange to you, it does not pose a big problem in a PC.
There are many things that we can only see once we have experienced them, and it is clear that no one would break or incorrectly install a part of their computer to see how certain aspects work, mainly because of the dangers that this can present. That is why today we bring you a curiosity, what happens when a processor does not come into direct contact with all the pins of the motherboard itself or vice versa.
What happens when a processor doesn’t make as much contact with the pins as it should?
The first thing we can think about when installing a processor is how it is going to work, because in the end, nobody likes to spend money on a component that is not capable of offering what we really need. In this case, we must always be careful when installing this type of component, regardless of the socket it has, and in LGA sockets, if the CPU is incorrectly positioned, we can bend some pins on the motherboard, while if it is another type of socket that includes the contact on the board and the pins on the processor, these can break.
But we might think that bending or breaking a few pins means that the computer will no longer work, but even though it may seem strange, it is not the case, and a processor can work, surprisingly, even if it doesn’t do everything contact
We can show you a clear example ourselves, namely that we did the test to check how a processor that was missing two pins on the motherboard worked, and we did not use just any processor, but a Ryzen 7 7800x3D. In this case, by performing several tests, we can see that the operation is not adequate, since it maintains a clock frequency well below what it should.
If we then go into the benchmarks, we can see that the processor displays all the data as it should, but ultimately it performs very differently than it should, being outperformed by a very old processor.
If you try to open a game it will take a long time, we did the test with Black Desert, which took about 4 minutes to load on the home screen, about 50 seconds to reach the character selection screen and another 2 minutes to get into the game itself, which gives a total of almost 7 minutes between the start of the game and the moment we managed to enter, and obviously the performance was much lower, since in no case did it exceed 20-25 FPS with the minimum graphics configuration, having 1-2 FPS with maximum display options.
It is normally something that usually takes no more than a minute between starting the game and entering the game itself, and a configuration similar to the one we used to do the test can easily reach more than 200 FPS with the graphics at maximum, so you can get an idea of the difference there is even if it can be used.