cpu performance

• cache size:

  • the number of instructions/data that can be held within the cpu
  • cache increases the speed of the cpu because instructions/data are not fetched from ram
• clock speed:

  • the number of fde cycles per second
  • the frequency at which the internal clock generates pulses
  • measured in hertz
• core:

  • a processing unit within a cpu
  • if there are 2 cores, 2 fde cycles will happen at the same time