I have a 1.1GHz T-Bird, on an Asus A7A266 mobo, 128MB PC266 ram. When I assembled the thing (some time ago), at the bios I just selected the 1100MHz option on the CPU speed and left the CPU multiple ...

Reducing the CPU speed is an important part of power management in modern laptop computers. In fact, running the CPU at a lower speed not only saves power, it reduces the heat production, which ...

The central processing unit retrieves programming instructions from hardware and software in the computer, enabling the computer to perform a requested action. Businesses that want to improve the ...

In today’s post, we will explore the cause and possible resolution to the issue of CPU frequencies shown in the Windows 11/10 System Properties page do not match. From the System property page, you ...

It hasn't taken long for the world of overclockers to have their fun, with the new flagship Intel Core i9-14900K processor being pushed up and breaking the world frequency record at an astounding 9043 ...

The term "gigahertz," or "GHz," refers to the operating speed of a central processing unit; hertz defines the clock rate, or cycles per second, of the CPU. 1 GHz is equivalent to one billion hertz.

The FMAX or peak frequency is the maximum default clock limit that is allowed within the BIOS of AMD's fleet of Ryzen CPUs, with the current-gen Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" processors FMAX at 5.85GHz ...

LONDON — Xilinx Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) said an upgraded version of its MicroBlaze “soft” processor now operates at up to 200-MHz clock frequency in Virtex-4 FPGAs, a 25 percent improvement over ...

If you think that overclocking is solely for performance-obsessed geeks armed with bottles of liquid nitrogen, it’s time to reconsider! Even a small bump in PC performance can delay the need to ...

Over the years, we have discussed several ways how to keep up with system performance. There are several third-party tools to get the job done, and also ways via built-in features in Windows 11/10 as ...