| BottledSpringWater said: Recommended Processor: 2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD ------- Why does the processor manufacturer matter? Why do you need a better Intel CPU than an AMD one? SOMEONE ENLIGHTEN ME! |
Think about it like this, if you have person A and person B. Each is capable of 2 operations per minute. Both cannot multiply directly and must use addition; Person A multiplies 2 numbers through repeated addition, and person B uses a modified method similar to what you learned in school.
They are both asked to solve: 100*9=?
Person A:
Minute 1: 100+100 = 200; 200+100=300
Minute 2: 300+100=400; 400+100=500;
etc... until 4 minutes have passed and they reach 900 as the answer.
Person B:
Minute 1: First Digit: 9*0=0; Second Digit: 9*0=0
Minute 2: Third Digit: 1*9= 0+9=9
1.5 minutes later he has 900
Its sort of a simple example, but computers are not always equivalent in terms of how they go about carrying out the simple tasks at a low level. Really all the clock cycle rating does is provide a heart-beat for synchronizing tasks so that data moves along as its supposed to and doesn't get ahead or behind its intended location in the process.
If you have questions ask, electronics and computer engineering is one of my majors =)
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