The term "gigahertz," or "GHz," refers to the operating speed of a central processing unit; hertz defines the clock rate, or cycles per second, of the CPU. 1 GHz is equivalent to one billion hertz.

One of the most frequently touted measures of processor performance is a given chip's speed in gigahertz. Processors with higher GHz ratings can, theoretically, do more in a given unit of time than ...

Intel's engineers, according to the respected hardware leaker Golden Pig Upgrade Pack (via HXL), have successfully achieved CPU core clocks beyond 5.0 GHz for the upcoming Meteor Lake processors. This ...

On Twitter intel has been showing an Alder Lake processor with a 5.5 GHz boost frequency. Although the chipmaker did not release the precise model of the chip, the numbers correspond to the Core ...

One of the first things I used to notice while going through the specs of a CPU was its clock speed, because it seemed like an easy way to judge single-core performance at first glance. Modern CPUs ...

The upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000X3D processors have been the talk of the tech community, with rumors and leaks stirring up excitement among gamers and performance enthusiasts. Although AMD hasn’t ...

AMD's upcoming 9000 series flagship processor, the Ryzen AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, has been spotted on CPU-Z, revealing the clock speeds and other details. More like this AMD India Country Head Srinivas ...

Ahead of last Friday's launch of the new Retina MacBook, we saw several early benchmarks for the entry-level notebook running a 1.1 GHz Intel Core M processor, putting CPU performance for the new ...

Intel has unveiled the complete specifications and availability details of its Intel Core i9-14900KS unlocked processor. Interestingly, the tech giant is reaffirming its position as the world’s ...