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.

Although chips including Intel's Pentium 4 series could be overclocked beyond 4GHz before the arrival of AMD's Bulldozer series, it was an AMD's FX chip that marked the debut of the first ...

Curious about the brain of your computer? The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is crucial as it defines your computer’s capabilities and how efficiently it can run software applications. Here’s how you ...