CPU speed
Chip cycle rate
CPU speed measures how fast a computer's central processing unit executes instructions, typically expressed in gigahertz (GHz).
Higher numbers generally mean faster performance, though other factors—core count, architecture, cache size—also matter.
My old laptop's CPU speed can't handle modern games.
Marketing often emphasizes CPU speed, but it's an incomplete measure of overall computing power.
- clockDevice displaying time
- megahertzOne million oscillations per second
- gigahertzFrequency unit, billions
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
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CPU speedmemory capacity
How much can be retained
storage capacity · RAM · bandwidth · hard drive space · network latency
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