CPU performance Flashcards
What things affect a CPU performance
Clock Cores Cache (internal and external) Size of RAM Graphics card (GPU)
How does a clock affect it
The faster the clock, the more instructions carried out. A heat sink is needed if user wants to manually increase clock speed
How do cores affect it
The more cores = more CPUs = more tasks handled at same time, allows computer to multitask easier
How does cache affect it?
Having a larger cache will speed up processing because the CPU can access data and instructions faster than they can from RAM. Cache is more expensive, so a balance is needed
How does RAM size affect it
f you want to have a larger number of applications open all at the same time there may not be enough RAM available for your computer to operate smoothly - Virtual memory or more RAM is needed
How does GPU affect this
If an application is making intense use of graphics or video then installing a GPU will improve performance considerably. The CPU will send any graphics related tasks directly to the GPU while it continues to process other tasks
