Processor Speed Matters
Processor speed is one of the few improvements in performance that are noticeable for most real-world situations. It’s not the only change in technology, but it has a dramatic effect on speed when compared to an older processor running at the same clock rate because it includes advances in both architecture and manufacturing technologies. Clock rate refers to how many cycles each physical chip inside a central processing unit completes in every second of computing time, or its frequency. Processors have always been made up with multiple chips that were wired together. But when processors run faster they require more power, so when Intel introduced multicore technology, which utilizes multiple processors on one chip instead of several chips wired together, power no longer limits the maximum clock rate.