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Research Reveals Mislaid Microprocessor Megahertz

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the are-we-there-yet dept.

SlashRating© 6*10^23 slashdottit! tm ransom1982 noted a new article on The Register that says "Not only are chip companies regularly releasing ever-faster microprocessors, but new research has revealed that modern CPUs actually lose megahertz over time." This makes it even more complicated to compare the performance of Intel and AMD CPUs since you have differing architecture, clockspeeds AND the year of manufacture to consider. Buyer beware!

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  1. OMG!!! Ponies!!! by nbritton · · Score: 3, Interesting

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    So if your lose megahertz's wouldn't that screw up the RTC calculations?

  2. Re:Now it is my turn by uchihalush · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What about me?

    How about Interesting?