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clock speed

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clock speed
The internal heartbeat of a computer, also known as "clock rate." The clock circuit uses fixed vibrations generated from a quartz crystal to deliver a steady stream of pulses to the CPU. See clock and MHz.
clock speed [′kläk ‚spēd]
(electronics)

clock speed - clock rate


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2 GHz and a core clock speed of 850 MHz while the HD 5850 GPUs have a memory speed of 1000 MHz and a core clock speed of 725 MHz.
Chip makers like Intel and AMD reverted to adding cores to boost chip performance earlier in the decade, as cranking up clock speed led to excessive heat dissipation and power consumption.
lt;p>Chip makers like Intel and AMD reverted to adding cores to boost chip performance earlier in the decade, as cranking up clock speed led to excessive heat dissipation and power consumption.
 
 
 
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