The term "gigahertz," or "GHz," refers to the operating speed of a central processing unit; hertz defines the clock rate, or cycles per second, of the CPU. 1 GHz is equivalent to one billion hertz.

The central processing unit retrieves programming instructions from hardware and software in the computer, enabling the computer to perform a requested action. Businesses that want to improve the ...

Reducing the CPU speed is an important part of power management in modern laptop computers. In fact, running the CPU at a lower speed not only saves power, it reduces the heat production, which ...

Even the most seasoned PC builders can fall into the trap of believing that their CPU's BIOS defaults are safe, sensible, and tuned for stability. After all, out-of-the-box settings provided by ...

AMD has discovered an issue in its Ryzen 3000 firmware which reduces its processors' boost frequency "in some situations." It has just now released a statement about its findings after recent ...

If you have a shiny Ryzen 3000-series CPU, you probably aren’t getting everything AMD promised you. Over the last week, hardware enthusiasts have found that the Zen 2 chips aren’t hitting their ...

AMD looks set to launch its enthusiast-grade Ryzen 9 3950X on September 30, 2019, around the same time new BIOSes will launch to rectify boost frequencies on the entire 7nm CPU lineup. The 16-core, 32 ...

'Having the fastest frequency or having your boost clock frequency hit at the advertised speeds on all cores isn't going to be important in a real-world scenario. No high-end gamer could ever tell the ...