what will increases the :Mgz" on ur cpu do?

[Dasher]

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[customisbetter]

Thats the speed that your procesor is processing data. The more Megahertz, the more data processed, the faster your computer.

 

[bobbknight]

Increasing the Mgz on a CPU will do nothing at all.
On the other hand increasing the Hertz Hz of a CPU will allow it to run faster.

 

[Dasher]

So um somtin like the Q9950 or whatever has a stock hz of like 2.6 will overclocking like a Q6600 to 2.7 make it faster then the 9950?

 

[scudst0rm]

There are more factors at play than just the clock rate (GHz).
Since the Q9550 is in the Q9*** series, it has 12mb of cache while the Q6*** has 8mb, which gives the Q9550 a performance edge at the same clock rate.

It is also worth considering the Q9***'s are made on a 45nm process which means they run cooler and OC better.

In general, there are a number of factors that contribute to the performance of a processor other than just clock rate, such as cache, fsb, branch prediction, pipelining, # of cores ...

The only time you should compare processors based purely on clock rate is if all other factors are the same, like comparing a q6600 vs q6700.

The best way to compare processors is to check out their benchmarks.