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Here is a short explanation.
Clock rate or clock speed is the speed at which a microprocessor (CPU) executes instructions. Clock speeds are typically expressed in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz ((GHz). A single clock cycle (usually shorter than a nanosecond in modern non-embedded microprocessors) toggles between a logical zero and a logical one state.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_rate
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoClock Speed is a measurement of the number of cycles per second of a computers synchronisation clock, measured in hertz/Hz (Millions of cycles per second) or gigahertz/GHz (billions of cycles per second).
Older processors tend to perform one instruction (for example 5+3) per clock cycle. So an older 1Hz CPU could perform 1 million instructions per second.
Modern processors are capable perform many instructions in a single cycle. This means that Clock Speed is generally not a very good indicator of a CPUs overall performance.
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If clock speed increases then what happens to processor speed?
Th clock speed is the processor speed. It is simply the amout of operations the processor can do per second. However if the processor has multiple cores, it will be as fast as number of cores * clock speed. Note that the processor speed is not the overall computer speed.
Does GHz represent processor?
No. It represents the clock speed of the processor. The clock speed is usually misinterpreted by many as the power of the processor, but the physical design of the processor has far more to do with the processors throughput than the clock speed itself.
What is Core Clock in computers?
Core clock is the actual speed at which the graphics processor on a video card on a computer operates. The core clock speed is measured in megahertz.
When a dual-core processor is used is the clock speed of the processor affected?
Yes
How is the CPU speed measured an expression?
speed of a processor is measured by CMU(Clock Multiplier Unit). Formula:(speed of processor in Hz)/(FSB of processor)= CMU
Why does this site OVER CLOCK my prosessor?
This site cannot alter your processor clock speed.
What can the processor execute more of with a faster clock speed?
Instructions
Which was the first smartphone processor that broke the 1GHz clock speed barrier?
SNAPDRAGON Mobile Processor
Why does this site always OVER CLOCK my prosessor?
This site cannot alter your processor clock speed.
What is procesor ram cach clock speed?
The processor RAM Cach clock speed ranges between 3.3 to 4.00 GHz.
How do you increase processor clock rate?
By increasing the clock rate, the microprocessor's speed can be increased but with a cost of more heat generation, which may sometimes rupture the processor.
What are the advantages of increasing processor speed?
Clock speed is measured in the unit of hertz. The higher amount of hertz the faster the system will perform. The clock speed is the rate at which the processor recognizes inputs, therefore faster clock speed leads to faster performance.
