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.

There are three methods to overclock a laptop: tweak the BIOS settings, use generic overclocking software to adjust CPU voltage and timing, and with Intel and AMD programs designed specifically for ...

A performance boost can be achieved with just a few clicks — without the need for traditional overclocking. AMD’s Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) provides a simple way to enhance Ryzen CPU performance ...

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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 ...

Over the years, we have discussed several ways how to keep up with system performance. There are several third-party tools to get the job done, and also ways via built-in features in Windows 11/10 as ...

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 ...