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Why CPU GHz Doesn’t Matter!

Name: Why CPU GHz Doesn’t Matter!
Uploaded: 2021-09-27T17:00:04+00:00
Duration: 10 min 25 s

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There is a lot more to IPC than just clock speed, so we took two AMD CPUs with the same core count and similar speeds and pitted them against each other. How well will they perform when underclocked? The results might surprise you!

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CHAPTERS

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0:00 Intro

0:57 The Test

1:59 5600x Faster, Why?

3:10 The Takeaways

4:15 If Not GHz, Then What?

5:15 IPC

7:16 CPU Design Factors

8:40 The Solution?

10:10 Outro