diff --git a/internal/generator/cpu.go b/internal/generator/cpu.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30973ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generator/cpu.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package generator
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type YCbCr10 struct {
+	Y  uint32
+	Cb uint32
+	Cr uint32
+}
+
+type PixelSampler func(x, y, width, height, frameIndex int) YCbCr10
+
+type CPUGenerator struct {
+	width   int
+	height  int
+	sampler PixelSampler
+}
+
+func NewCPUGenerator(
+	width, height uint,
+	sampler PixelSampler,
+) (*CPUGenerator, error) {
+	if width == 0 || height == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"width and height must be greater than 0, got: %dx%d",
+			width,
+			height,
+		)
+	}
+	if width%6 != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"width must be divisible by 6, got: %d",
+			width,
+		)
+	}
+	if sampler == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pixel sampler is nil")
+	}
+
+	return &CPUGenerator{
+		width:   int(width),
+		height:  int(height),
+		sampler: sampler,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (g *CPUGenerator) GenerateFrame(dest []byte, frameIndex int) error {
+	frameSize := (g.width / 6) * g.height * 16
+	if len(dest) < frameSize {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"cpu: destination is too small: got %d bytes, need %d",
+			len(dest),
+			frameSize,
+		)
+	}
+
+	const componentMask uint32 = 0x3ff
+	offset := 0
+	for y := 0; y < g.height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < g.width; x += 6 {
+			var pixels [6]YCbCr10
+			for i := range pixels {
+				pixels[i] = g.sampler(x+i, y, g.width, g.height, frameIndex)
+			}
+
+			word0 := pixels[0].Cb&componentMask |
+				(pixels[0].Y&componentMask)<<10 |
+				(pixels[0].Cr&componentMask)<<20
+			word1 := pixels[1].Y&componentMask |
+				(pixels[2].Cb&componentMask)<<10 |
+				(pixels[2].Y&componentMask)<<20
+			word2 := pixels[2].Cr&componentMask |
+				(pixels[3].Y&componentMask)<<10 |
+				(pixels[4].Cb&componentMask)<<20
+			word3 := pixels[4].Y&componentMask |
+				(pixels[4].Cr&componentMask)<<10 |
+				(pixels[5].Y&componentMask)<<20
+
+			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(dest[offset:], word0)
+			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(dest[offset+4:], word1)
+			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(dest[offset+8:], word2)
+			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(dest[offset+12:], word3)
+			offset += 16
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *CPUGenerator) Close() error { return nil }
diff --git a/internal/generator/cpu_test.go b/internal/generator/cpu_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17722e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generator/cpu_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package generator
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewCPUGeneratorValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	sampler := func(_, _, _, _, _ int) YCbCr10 { return YCbCr10{} }
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		width      uint
+		height     uint
+		sampler    PixelSampler
+		wantErrSub string
+	}{
+		{name: "zero width", height: 1, sampler: sampler, wantErrSub: "greater than 0"},
+		{name: "zero height", width: 6, sampler: sampler, wantErrSub: "greater than 0"},
+		{name: "unaligned width", width: 7, height: 1, sampler: sampler, wantErrSub: "divisible by 6"},
+		{name: "nil sampler", width: 6, height: 1, wantErrSub: "sampler is nil"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := NewCPUGenerator(tc.width, tc.height, tc.sampler)
+			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantErrSub) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %v, want substring %q", err, tc.wantErrSub)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCPUGeneratorGenerateFrame(t *testing.T) {
+	const width, height = 12, 2
+	const frameIndex = 7
+	g, err := NewCPUGenerator(width, height, func(x, y, _, _ int, tick int) YCbCr10 {
+		return YCbCr10{
+			Y:  uint32(100 + x + 10*y + tick),
+			Cb: uint32(200 + x + 10*y + tick),
+			Cr: uint32(300 + x + 10*y + tick),
+		}
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewCPUGenerator: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	frame := make([]byte, width*height*8/3)
+	if err := g.GenerateFrame(frame, frameIndex); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GenerateFrame: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < width; x++ {
+			gotY, gotCb, gotCr := sampleV210(frame, width, x, y)
+			chromaX := x - x%2
+			wantY := uint32(100 + x + 10*y + frameIndex)
+			wantCb := uint32(200 + chromaX + 10*y + frameIndex)
+			wantCr := uint32(300 + chromaX + 10*y + frameIndex)
+			if gotY != wantY || gotCb != wantCb || gotCr != wantCr {
+				t.Fatalf("pixel (%d,%d): got %d/%d/%d, want %d/%d/%d",
+					x, y, gotY, gotCb, gotCr, wantY, wantCb, wantCr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCPUGeneratorMasksComponentsToTenBits(t *testing.T) {
+	g, err := NewCPUGenerator(6, 1, func(_, _, _, _, _ int) YCbCr10 {
+		return YCbCr10{Y: 0xC01, Cb: 0xC02, Cr: 0xC03}
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewCPUGenerator: %v", err)
+	}
+	frame := make([]byte, 16)
+	if err := g.GenerateFrame(frame, 0); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GenerateFrame: %v", err)
+	}
+	y, cb, cr := sampleV210(frame, 6, 0, 0)
+	if y != 1 || cb != 2 || cr != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("masked components = %d/%d/%d, want 1/2/3", y, cb, cr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCPUGeneratorRejectsSmallDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	g, err := NewCPUGenerator(6, 1, func(_, _, _, _, _ int) YCbCr10 { return YCbCr10{} })
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewCPUGenerator: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := g.GenerateFrame(make([]byte, 15), 0); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "too small") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want destination size error", err)
+	}
+}