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Clock speed: The overrated PC spec you can ignore

This all applies to GPUs as well. The architecture, which includes things like memory bandwidth or cache hierarchy, impacts ...
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I stopped chasing clock speeds with my PC hardware — here's what actually matters

For years, clock speed ruled the roost. It was the one metric you could point to, devoid of context, to say one component was "faster" than another. It's literally right there in the name. Clock speed ...

This is why I don’t overclock my PC - but you might want to

Genres are pretty well established, and you can have an excellent time playing PC titles with something as affordable as a ...
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D clock speed reportedly beats 9800X3D, but with a big catch

Two new AMD Ryzen X3D gaming CPUs are reportedly coming soon, with much higher clock speeds than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which launched earlier this year. According to many rumors, the 16-core AMD Ryzen ...
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D clock speed leak hints it will be even faster than expected

It's not long now until we expect AMD to drop its new lineup of 9000-series X3D CPUs, and fresh rumors regarding the chips are arriving regularly. The latest leak concerns the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D ...
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AMD on why it didn't go for 5GHz with Ryzen 5000: 'we always want to deliver on our promises'

AMD's Joe Macri talks about why the Ryzen 9 5950X sits at a tantalising close 4.9GHz clock speed but no further. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Nvidia's RTX 4090 is rumored to top 2.75GHz in terms of 'actual max' clock speed

Nvidia's Ada Lovelace GPUs look set to step up to the frequency plate to match AMD's RDNA cards. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.