CPU Performance

• Factors that affect the speed of a computer:

  • Clock speed
  • Cache size
  • Number of cores
• Processors in order from slowest to fastest:

  • 200 Kilohertz
  • 20 Megahertz
  • 2 Gigahertz
• Three ways to increase CPU performance and computer speed:

  • Increase clock speed
  • Increase cache size
  • Increase number of cores