How do pipelining and the system clock affect processing speed?

Question

How do pipelining and the system clock affect processing speed?

Answer 1

You can relate it to wheelbarrels. More pipelines = more wheelbarrels. More clock speed = the man pushing the wheel barrell faster. Yeah, it's really lamens terms but it's a good analogy. The straighter and closer the pipeline to the main PC component, cpu for instance, the faster information can be relayed to the components. That's why cpu's have smaller cached memory since it's closer to the cpu, it can be relayed faster and worked with. And why the smaller the cpu die, sometimes the faster info can be exchanged although sometimes creates a problem with cpu heat with more transistors closer together.