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The clock frequency is GHz, which is a trillion cycles per seconds. There is at least one cache layer between the CPU and the RAM but we are in the same ballpar

The clock frequency is GHz, which is a trillion cycles per seconds. There is at least one cache layer between the CPU and the RAM but we are in the same ballpark. And yet it's OK for the typical lifetime of our computers.

benjijay 3y ago
GHz is Billion, not Trillion
- sfink 3y ago
  (side note) Until recently a billion was a trillion, or vice versa, depending on whether you're from the UK or the US. A GHz is a GHz no matter where you are. :-)