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Can please someone can explain what is clock frequency in processors?

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October 29, 2013 12:52:40 AM

I know its fairly simple , but i have trouble to understand this simple clock frequency step. Can someone explain in simple words what is clock frequency in Processors?
And which component of processor are responsible to generate clock frequency? is there any tiny crystal which do that?

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a c 110 à CPUs
October 29, 2013 1:08:26 AM

Wikipedia will answer all your questions and more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_rate

Basically, it's the speed of the processor. However, IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. You can only use it to compare speeds between two CPUs in the same family - an intel chip running at 3.4GHz, for example, might well be faster than an AMD chip running at 4.0GHz, because the intel chip is more efficient, meaning it gets more work done per tick as compared to the amd chip.
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October 29, 2013 2:11:58 AM

k which component generates clock, is that theoretical thing ?
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a c 110 à CPUs
October 29, 2013 3:11:06 AM

From the wikipedia article I posted, in the first sentence of the first paragraph:

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The clock rate of a CPU is normally determined by the frequency of an oscillator crystal.


Just out of curiosity, why are you asking?
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October 29, 2013 5:51:23 AM

k i got my answer thanks
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