Factors affecting CPU performance Flashcards
1
Q
What 3 things affect the performance?
A
Clock speed, Cache size and Number of Cores
2
Q
How does the clock speed affect the performance?
A
The greater the clock speed the faster frequency you will have, improving performance. This means it can run more FDE cycles a second
3
Q
How does Cache size affect CPU performance?
A
The larger the cache size is, the less time you will wait for data to be fetched
4
Q
How does Cores affect CPU performance?
A
The more cores you have, the less traffic you will have to output the data
