It depends on what you are using to overclock your CPU. If you use some kind of software, then it's reasonable because overclocking parameters are valid only when windows (or what ever you have) is running. Also new processors use so called speed stepping technology which allows cpus to change its multiplier and bus speed. When CPU is idling, for instance, when you are checking BIOS setting its decrease power consumption, when you start CPU-z it automatically increase the speed and multiplier.
obviously about 100 MHz, since the core speed is calculated by multiplying the system clock speed and the given multiplier.
A CPU's performance usually is determined by its clock speed (separated into two values: a multiplier, and a base clock), number of cores, and what most average people don't take into account, is instructions per clock cycle. A base clock is the base unit of speed that the clock runs at. Typically it's at 100MHz. This value is multiplied by the multiplier to get the total clock speed (A CPU running at a clock speed of 3.4GHz will have a multiplier of 34 [34*100 = 3400MHz = 3.4GHz])
Multiplying the clock is used today to make CPUs faster. The motherboard has a system clock that is slower than the CPU. In order to make CPUs faster they now use a multiplier. For instance if your motherboard speed is 200MHz and the CPU has a 2x multiplier then the CPU runs at 400MHz (2 x 200MHz). Some multipliers are as high as 10x. You would have to check either your BIOS are the manufactorer Web site for your CPU to see how much of a multiplier you have in your CPU. Some systems allow you to manipulate the CPU clock bu making it run faster than it is supposed to, this is called overclocking your CPU and is used mostly by games who want the most speed out of there system.
The "clock" is a signal that turns on and off many, many times a second. For example, if your computer has a "speed" of 3 GHz, that means that the clock signal goes on and off that many times (i.e., 3,000,000,000) times a second. The clock signal is used to synchronize the different parts of the computer. As a general rule, a higher clock speed means a faster computer - however, the speed of the computer also depends on several other factors, including the number of processors, and whether it has enough RAM for the tasks it is supposed to do.
The same way you would clock any other meter. You just need to know what the multiplier is for whatever fuel you are clocking.
A desktop computer can be "over clocked" by increasing either the core CPU speed or CPU multiplier frequency to something greater than what the chip is rated for. This can be done in the BIOS of supported motherboards.
A computers clock is a real clock
If you're an hourly employee, you're getting paid for your time. Typically at jobs where you "clock in" yes, the employer is supposed to pay you.
The clock cycle time and clock rate in a computer system are inversely related. A shorter clock cycle time allows for a higher clock rate, which means the computer can process instructions faster. Conversely, a longer clock cycle time limits the maximum clock rate that can be achieved.
AnswerThe internal is located inside your computer. If your running Windows, the time it keeps is display on the lower right side of the screen. An external clock is usually located on another system and can be accessed with software. You can get software to sync your internal clock to that other system. The National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) hosts a clock that many computer users and businesses sync to.Wow...can that answer be any more wrong?Internal and External clocks are NOT referring to the "time of day" type clocks, they refer to the internal processor clock cycle or an external clock source. The clock cycle of a processor is the time it takes for the processor to execute a data instruction (very basic explanation there) and is measured as the speed of a processor, like a 2.6gHz processor can execute 2.6 billion clock cycles per second.Now this is somewhat misleading as the processor speed itself is probably only 400MHz, but using an External Multiplier (clock multiplier, external clock), you increase the total amount of data the processor can execute in one clock cycle.This is a VERY basic example and I don't have time to really go deep, so it's best to search for a more concise answer if you really require one.
Laptops do not have a specific clock speed. The clock speed of the specific processor that is in the laptop determines the clock rate of the computer. For example, my computer runs at a clock speed of 2 GHz. Some computers even have clock speeds close to 4 GHz.
No, the system clock is not the heart of the computer but the micro-processor. The basic characteristics that differentiate the micro-processors includes the instruction set, bandwidth, and the clock speed.