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Clock Speed: The internal heartbeat of a computer, also known as "clock rate." The clock circuit uses fixed vibrations generated from a quartz crystal to deliver a steady stream of pulses...; Full Clock Speed Definition >>

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AMD "Black Edition" Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ... what is it?: I just received this question in today's mailbag: What's the deal with AMD's new "Black Edition" Athlon 64 X2 5000+? Seems to be identical to the standard X2 5000+. Don't tell me it's just a different box! You're almost right. The "Black Edition"...; Tags: AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Athlon 64, Clock Speed, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Processor Characterization for HP ProLiant Servers: This paper reviews the effects of various processor design elements and their impact on the performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. The affects of processor clock speeds and differences in the Front Side Bus FSB bandwidth were tested on Intel Xeon 5000 and 5100 series processors to determine how their...; Tags: HP Compaq ProLiant Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Exchange Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, HP Compaq ProLiant, Clock Speed, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Processors, Enterprise Software, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; White papers 2007-08-01
AMD: Barcelona based on customer input: AMD: Barcelona based on customer inputAwe shucks , thank you AMD !I wish more company's designed products with customer input. I just hate it when products get created in a vacuum. The Intel scumbags will probably steal this idea/invention from AMD. Shameful.PropagandaGotta keep those AMD boffins employed. Zero content ==...; Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Intel CPU, clock speed, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-06
Where is AMD's Intel-killer Barcelona?: Back in May when speculation on AMD's "Barcelona" quad-core CPU was still running rampant, I wrote that "AMD Barcelona can potentially smash Intel" if high clock speeds at sufficient yields could be produced in a timely manner. AMD needed to hit 2.5 GHz to reclaim the performance crown and release...; Tags: Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD; Blog posts 2007-07-03
The death of single threaded development: Applications use to get free performance boosts whenever the clock speed on the CPU and memory bus went up at an exponential rate. For two decades, applications just magically doubled in speed every two years without any requirement to redesign the code but the era the "free lunch" performance boosts...; Tags: Servers, Intel, Hardware, Development, Desktop, AMD; Blog posts 2007-06-06

Beyond AMD's Barcelona hype - the fine print: Theres been hearing a lot of hype lately coming from AMD about Barcelona and its been regurgitated throughout the web. Even though no actual benchmarks were released, some of the following outrageous promises are being made."We expect across a wide variety of workloads for Barcelona to outperform Clovertown by...; Tags: Servers, AMD, Processors, News, Intel, Hardware, Energy efficiency, Desktop; Blog posts 2007-04-25
AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in China: AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in ChinaI listened - Berlind was wrongBerlind said, "Forget about the quiet period. The quiet period doesn't matter."Yes it does. If Intel used old benchmarks when there was no reason they could have used more current ones, they were lying. If AMD...; Tags: Processors, SEC, quad-core, Clovertown, IBM Corp., clock speed, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HPC, Intel Corp., John Fruehe; Discussion threads 2007-04-05
IBM Power6 goes fast on less gas: Who says clock speed doesn’t matter anymore? IBM has been saying for years, now, that clock speed—a given chip’s gigahertz rating—is no longer the main driver of chip performance. Other chipmakers are on the same page. Advanced Micro Devices, for its part, has been emphasizing performance per watt or...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-02-13
Reading the Times - about Intel: Reading the Times - about IntelGiga-hurts[i]Now, in reality, Intel concentrated on selling megahertz, not processing performance - a 3.0Ghz dual core "woodcrest" is a blinding 18% faster than its 2Ghz counterpart - more comparisons here - but the really important point everyone missed is that Intel's announcement was about manufacturing,...; Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, G4 iMac, Intel Corp., Apple PowerBook, clock speed; Discussion threads 2007-02-06
Google using Intel servers again: Google using Intel servers againGoogle isn't religious about processor companiesGoogle isn't religious about processor companies. Google will buy whatever gives them the most bang for the buck and that presently happens to be Intel. The jury is still out for AMD Barcelona since that's a reduced clock speed...; Tags: Processors, Servers, Network technology, reduced clock speed processor, clock speed processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., point capability, Intel Corp., Google Inc., server application, clock speed, Intel server; Discussion threads 2007-01-25
CoolBook adjusts Core Duo voltage and clock speed: Hot on the heels of my story yesterday about undervolting your Core Duo CPU to save on battery and heat comes a nifty piece of shareware. CoolBook is a GUI to control CPU clock speed and voltage. Its like the author was reading my mind!CoolBook is a $10 shareware application...; Tags: Processors, voltage, Intel Core Duo, Apple MacBook, clock speed; Blog posts 2006-11-15
ATI Radeon X1300 XT: Let us count the suffixes. There's XT, there's GT, and then you have GS, GTO, LE, Pro, XTX, GTX, and GX2. If you're confused about where each of those seemingly arbitrary tags falls in the 3D graphics card hierarchy, you're not alone. ATI and Nvidia have divided and subdivided the...; Tags: Performance management, ATI Technologies Inc., Radeon, Radeon X1650, Radeon X1650 Pro, ATI Radeon, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300 XT, clock speed, card, performance; Product reviews 2006-09-07
LeeT Network Information (zip): This software is for Windows XP only. It gathers information about your personal computer and your network at very fast speeds. It grabs your operating system, serial number, operating system version, memory chip/s, CPU type, CPU clock speed, LAN address, WAN address, subnet mask, & MAC address. This is a...; Tags: Operating System, CPU, Clock Speed, Processors, Networking, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2006-07-20
IBM chip architect guns for gigahertz: IBM chip architect guns for gigahertzIts the clock speed STUPID!InHell can spread FUD about how clock speed doesn't translate into faster chips - but we ALL know that's a bunch of hooey. First AMD shows them up with dual cores and 64bit. Now IBM will pass them with faster clock...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, IBM Corp., IBM POWER6, chip, clock speed; Discussion threads 2006-02-15
Bidding adieu to Pentium M: Bidding adieu to Pentium MMisspellingLikewise! I think you mean you're which is the contraction of you are. Your is the possessive, that I have seen misused for you're before, but this is the first time I have seen your're.because its not speedIts frequency, not speed. It tells...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium M, processing power, chip, clock speed; Discussion threads 2005-12-22
Sun to sell 'Niagara' servers this year: Sun to sell 'Niagara' servers this yearLittle SUN is innovating left and right >>``Niagara has eight processor cores, each able to handle four instruction'' SMP on a Chip.>> all the while the "software giant" is not able to patch its .... browser. Kudos to SUN for its spirit to advancing...; Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, Processors, clock speed, Sun Microsystems Inc., Niagara, server; Discussion threads 2005-11-01
New PowerBooks underwhelm: Only Apple could announce PowerBooks at the same clock speed, and PowerMacs and a lower clock speed and call it an upgrade.There are some really cool things about the new PowerBooks announced yesterday: larger displays, support for the 30-inch Apple Cinema display, faster DDR2 memory and the 8x double-layer SuperDrive....; Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple Power Mac, Apple PowerBook; Blog posts 2005-10-20
Beyond hybrids, more Intel nods to AMD?: Earlier today, I summarized the part of my discussion with Intel's enterprise marketing director Shannon Poulin that had to do with the market requirements for server chips that generate a minimal amount of heat with as little compromise to processing power as possible. Prowess and heat have always at...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip; Blog posts 2005-07-28
Taking It to the Next Level: The AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor - Embedded X86 Processor Performance Rating System White Paper: Clock speed is not the only factor that goes into performance, and with this study it is shown that it is logical to rate a processor based on a suite of recognized benchmarks. Memory subsystem, graphics, bus speed, and instructions per clock cycle all play a role in overall performance....; Tags: Performance, AMD Geode, AMD Geode LX, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Clock Speed, AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-05-20
Xbox buzz runs the gamut: Xbox buzz runs the gamutMessage has been deleted.Hmmm, seemed to be an X flop...Is it just me, or was this a bad showing? Granted Sony may still have a stellar showing, I seem to be alot more interested in Nintendo's new system right now than any of them. ...; Tags: Game players, Processors, Games, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., clock speed, IBM PowerPC, PC; Discussion threads 2005-05-14