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Internal Factors<\/h2>\n
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Internal Factors that affect CPU performance<\/h3>\n

Clock speed of the processor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CPU executes 1 instruction per ‘tick’ of the CPU clock.<\/a>\u00a0A typical CPU clock speed is 2GHz (2 billion ticks per second!). The faster the clock speed the more instructions per second the CPU can process.<\/p>\n

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Number of cores<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most modern CPUs are multi-core, meaning effectively they have more than one processor per CPU. For each extra core the maximum number of instructions increased<\/p>\n

e.g. 1.2 GHz Quad-core<\/p>\n

4 x 1.2 = 4.8 GHz total.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Size & Speed of the CPU Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CPU contains its own on board area of RAM-like volatile memory called the Cache (the is where the registers are stored). The larger the cache, the more data that can be stored without accessing storage external to the CPU (e.g. the RAM or HDD storage). The faster the cache speed the faster data can be sent to the processor.<\/p>\n

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Type of architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some architecture types such as RISC architectures support techniques such as pipelining<\/a>, which can increase the effective number of executed instructions per second.<\/p>\n

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External Factors<\/h2>\n
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External Factors that affect CPU performance<\/h3>\n

RAM size and speed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The faster the RAM memory that quicker data can be sent to \/ retrieved from the CPU, which means less idle time for the CPU. The larger the RAM the more data can be loaded from the slower secondary storage( such as HDD \/ SSD) and so also less idle time for the CPU.<\/p>\n

HDD \/ SSD speed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CPU spends a lot of time waiting for data to be loaded from the secondary storage. The faster the read\/write speed of these devices, the less time the CPU will be sitting IDLE.<\/p>\n

GPU Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CPU often offloads intensive graphics processing tasks to the GPU and then waits for the GPU to process the tasks. The faster the GPU speed, the less time the CPU sits idle.<\/p>\n

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Resources<\/h2>\n
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Class whiteboard activity<\/a><\/p>\n

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Computer Performance Comparison worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n

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