text: how many pins does a computer's processor have?   the number of pins on the package will vary by processor. however, by visiting:  http://www.amd.com/us-en/processors/technicalresources/0,,30_182_739_7203,00.html  you can look up most of the amd processors.  you'll note that the amd processors fit into two packages: "socket 754" and "socket 940".  the chips which uses "socket 754", have 754 pins, and similarly, the chips which use the "socket 940" has (approximately) 940 pins.  i say "approximately" because, for example, the "amd athlon 64x2 dual-core" processor only implements 939 pins (apparently leaving one unfilled in the 940 socket).  if you visit the intel site, you'll find that many of the  pentiums (ie. "intel pentium d processor 840") have 775 pins, see:   http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/showchart.aspx?mmid=868125,868124,868123&familyid=1&culture=en-us  or (like the "pentium 4 processor") 478 pins:  http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/showchart.aspx?mmid=868123,860679,849134&familyid=1&culture=en-us