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 ...

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 ...

AMD's 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs may not be able to hit their boost frequencies on every CPU core. This is a departure from previous clocking methods on CPUs, but does it actually represent a problem? Share ...

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 ...

'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 ...