Ace's Hardware heeft een verhaaltje waarin wordt beschreven hoe je een CPU geschikt krijgt voor een hoog aantal MHz's. Hier ff een introotje :
Have you ever wondered why an Alpha CPU is able to reach such high speeds? Why the P6-Core of intel will be able to reach 800 MHz and more and why the K6 core (most probably) never will? Why does AMD claim that the K7 is designed for high clockspeeds?Well, it is time to find out. This article is the beginning of a series of articles that will explain you what makes a fast processor. We'll take a good look under the hood of all those number crunching beasts. Let me tell you, there is a lot to discover. And don't worry, the purpose of this article is to explain, not to bombard you with technical terms. Let us get on with it!
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