What is GHz? Is 2.0 better or the 3.0?

Question

I want to know what Ghz is so I'll make decision for my next computer

Answer 1

Gigahertz, I billion cycles per second. The number in front of GHz tells you how many billion cycles per second it's running.

Answer 2

Its processing speed. Note that Ghz is not the only thing to look for when picking a processor. Talk to a tech in person and you can learn a lot. There are about 3 or 4 main things when looking at a processor. And different types for example Pentium 3 and AMD64 they are both different. I think like a 3.5Ghz Pentium 3 or 4 is about the same as a 3500+ AMD64 processor that's 2.2Ghz. So it takes some getting used too. The Processor with the highest Ghz is not aways the best.

For example AMD64 processors do more in each clock cycle. So
a 3Ghz AMDxp processor is probably weaker then a 2.2GHz AMD64 processor.

Answer 3

Ghz refers to the frequency and speed at which a cpu operates.
The higher the Ghz rating the faster the computer will run if all other specs equal.
Ghz stands for gigahertz and if you want to work out the exact speed try taking the rating (eg 2,0, 3.0 3.2 etc) and multiply by 10 to the 12th power

Answer 4

DON'T FOCUS ON GHZ ANYMORE...


As some of the others have touched on, the GHz spec rating has changed tremendously in recent years. AMD's powerhouse Athlon 64 ran much slower than Intel's Pentium 4, in some cases 35% slower, and was able to outperform the faster P4.

Intel has recently released the Core 2 Duo for desktops, which is essentially the old Pentium III heavily modified to run at slower speeds but perform better than the fastest P4's. In addition, they simply crush the competition on AMD's side. 2.6GHz and 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo processors are simply the fastest out there right now.


So when you do your comparison, search on http://www.wikipedia.org and other websites to do some research. You've got to look at more than just the GHz rating...

Answer 5

Abbreviation for gigahertz. One GHz represents 1 billion cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, often is measured in gigahertz. For example, a microprocessor that runs at 200 GHz executes 200 billion cycles per second. Each computer instruction requires a fixed number of cycles, so the clock speed determines how many instructions per second the microprocessor can execute. To a large degree, this controls how powerful the microprocessor is.
YOU KNOW WHICH ONE YOU WANTS TO BUY NEXT TIME..

Answer 6

Abbreviation for gigahertz. One GHz represents 1 billion cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, often is measured in gigahertz. For example, a microprocessor that runs at 200 GHz executes 200 billion cycles per second. Each computer instruction requires a fixed number of cycles, so the clock speed determines how many instructions per second the microprocessor can execute. To a large degree, this controls how powerful the microprocessor is.

Answer 7

GHz = gighertz. The higher the number the faster so 3.0 is better in your case.

Answer 8

The larger the number the faster the CPU, Right now your best best and fastest CPU around is the NEW Intel "Core 2 Duo". Two CPU on one Chip, they also run MUCH Cooler than P4 or AMD 64's & Even the Pentium D & Intel Dual Core. The "Core 2 Duo" CPU doesn't need a Big Honk'n Heatsink and Fan. The are lower voltage and run cool. No need for water cooling.

Answer 9

ghz is the amount of power the processor has. the higher the better. go with 3.0

Answer 10

few years ago, GHZ was the big picture but not anymore, now MB charce Hyper Procosser Multi Task came bigger player. Current Intel Duo Core2 is the king of CPU, maby just 2to2.6 GHZ but with bad *** 4mb carched it can beat just about any AMD chip.