What is Clock rate?
The '''clock rate''' is the frequency at which a [[CPU]] is running. It is the rate in cycles per second (measured in [[hertz]]) or the frequency of the clock in any [[Synchronization (computer science)|synchronous]] [[circuit]]. In general, many people think a higher clock speed means a faster processor, but other factors are also come into to picture. You can not compare its performance based on only clock speed. Depend upon the architecture design of the Processor, In some CPUs, a single instruction may be performed in a single clock cycle. For Example, An [[Intel Core i5]] 1st generation has a clock speed of 3.2 [[Gigahertz|GHz]] and the latest Intel Core i5 10th generation has a clock speed of 1.6 GHz. Note: it is important to compare processors from the same brand and generation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techsupgrade.com/factors-affecting-processor-or-cpu-performance/|title=Factors affecting Processor performance, Clockspeed, turbo boost|last=techsupgrade|date=2020-06-12|website=techsupgrade|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-24|archive-date=2020-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627053701/https://techsupgrade.com/factors-affecting-processor-or-cpu-performance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer hardware]] [[Category:Time]]