As of May 2013 the fastest computer processor which was commercially available was the Intel Core i3970X. Although, this came with a large price tag of $1100.
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Basically the Quad is the fastest processor out of all them. A Processor's job is to process infromation from your actions to your computer the fastest.
Forthcoming Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® Processor
A computer's processor determines the speed. The bigger the processor, the faster the computer. If you're interested in speed over the long-haul, buy the best processor your budget allows.
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Intel is probably one of the fastest. Although there are some factors that play in with the speed of your processor. You need to figure out how much space you have left on your computer and what programs you are using in addition to the processor itself.
The fastest type of memory on a computer is the registers that form the execution model of the processor.
The best processor currently available for consumer desktops would depend on one's definition of best. Currently the fastest is the Intel Core i7 3rd generation processor.
The fastest type of memory on a computer is the registers that form the execution model of the processor.
Anything with a Core i7 processor, and 4-8 GB of RAM
The computer hardware with the fastest Intel chip available on the market is HP Pavilion Elite e9180f Intel Core i7-920 2.66GHz Desktop. Currently, the fastest Intel chip is the i7 processor. A computer using this chip can be bought from several companies. Dell offers the Studio XPS 9000 and Gateway has the FX6801-03. Since the CPU is only one of many parts found in a computer, there are many different computers offered that utilize this chip.
Based on available information, the board supports a FSB speed of 133 MHz, and thus the fastest processor that can be installed would be an Intel Pentium III at 1.4 GHz.