Misunderstanding About Computer CPUs

Since the computer revolution which occurred several decades ago where storage capacity and processing power skyrocketed, computers are still evolving. According to Moore's Law, computer power doubles every 18 months and the cost goes down by half. No wonder computers have become so cheap these days.

Many people fail to understand several myths that exist regarding CPUs. Years ago no one heard of two-core central processing units. But today they are very common. A multi core processor will process information faster since it can run two applications on different cores as opposed to normal computer processor.

At the same time in some instances an Intel 1.5GHz Duo Processor, that Is with two cores, will not work faster then an Intel 3GHz processor. This occurs when the user doesn't run more than one applications or when the software is designed not to take advantage of two-core technology.

So, generally, a two-core processor, an example given above, will not always work faster than a one core processor. If however the application is designed or programmed to take advantage of duo core technology, then this application would run faster as opposed to if it were run on a normal processor.

Second misunderstanding about CPUs is that their speed doesn't matter. Some argue that as long as you have a modern video card and decent amount of RAM, CPU power will not matter. This is not true. The faster processor you have, the faster applications will work, and higher RAM and video card will contribute to that process.

In overall terms, CPU is the most important part of computer that is the "brain" of your computer.