How to Measure the Speed of a Processor

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Tip 1 - How do I determine the type and speed of my processor?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paulette Stepp | permalink

Help, and support information about determining the type and speed of a computer processor.

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Tip 2 - How to Check CPU Speed

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Nick Parsons | permalink

Your CPU speed determines how fast your process can perform tasks. CPU speeds matter less than they did in the past, thanks to the advent of multi-core processors. Still, it can be useful to check your CPU speed when purchasing a new...
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Tip 3 - How do I calculate clock speed in multi-core processors?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Elias Israel | permalink

Is it correct to say, for example, that a processor with four cores each running at 3GHz is in fact a processor running at 12GHz? I once got into a "Mac vs. PC" argument (which by the way is NOT the

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/167131/how-do-i-calculate-clock-speed-in-multi-core-processors ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to measure pc processor speed

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by medfieldpublicschools | permalink

I want to measure the overall speed of several different PCs, primarily processor speed but also disk access, memory speed, etc. Is there a shareware program that is available that will run on a PC a

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/267836-28-measure-processor-speed ^[4]

Tip 5 - How Is the CPU Speed Measured? | eHow

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hans Christensen | permalink

How Is the CPU Speed Measured?. CPU speed is the central factor in a computer's performance. While many people use the clock speed of a CPU to gauge performance, this is not the only variable to consider. Elements such as the front side bus and cache also play an important role in CPU speed.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5136045_cpu-speed-measured.html ^[5]