86 | 4 BIOS Setup utility |
CPU Frequency
This parameter displays your CPU’s speed and bus frequency. Selecting this option displays the screen below:
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Bus Frequency | The bus frequency refers to the speed |
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| by which data is transferred between |
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| internal system components and the |
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| CPU or the main memory of the CPU. |
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| A fast bus allows data to be transferred |
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| faster, which makes applications run |
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| faster. |
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CPU Frequency | The CPU/Bus ratio of the system. | 20 X |
Multiplier |
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Processor | The processor speed is the speed at |
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Speed | which a microprocessor executes |
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| instructions. Clock speeds are |
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| expressed in megahertz (MHz), with 1 |
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| MHz being equal to 1 million cycles per |
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| second. The faster the clock, the more |
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| instructions the CPU can execute per |
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| second. |
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