Why are CPU pins so fragile and why haven’t they been designed to make the pins hard to deform?
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CPU pins are fragile outside of a transport case or a motherboard socket. In general, a CPU will spend very little time in those conditions, and when it is will be handled carefully. When in a case or installed properly a CPU is very durable, and physical damage to one is very, very unlikely.
Why not make them more durable? Because a CPU has to be very small and have a lot of contacts or pins in a very small space, so they have to be small. While fragile, a CPU is generally durable enough to allow it to be installed and handled safely as long as you are careful.
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