It was also careful to frame it in terms of clock speed. I remember fondly the ramp up from 4.77 MHz to our current clock rates, and we have really plateaued ar

It was also careful to frame it in terms of clock speed. I remember fondly the ramp up from 4.77 MHz to our current clock rates, and we have really plateaued around 3.4 GHz at the top end. [1] There have been challenges to reach higher speeds, and I think the highest clock rate is an impressive 8+ GHz, but that isn't off-the-shelf stock you just pick up at Newegg. That blog post has some interesting and relevant data. It is a few years old now, but still applies. [1] http://csgillespie.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/cpu-and-gpu-trends-over-time/ http://csgillespie.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/cpu-and-gpu-tren...