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I stopped chasing clock speeds with my PC hardware — here's what actually matters

For years, clock speed ruled the roost. It was the one metric you could point to, devoid of context, to say one component was "faster" than another. It's literally right there in the name. Clock speed ...
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Eight Transfers Per Clock Cycle

Toshiba Corporation announced that it had started to sample 512-megabit XDR DRAMs with a data transfer speed of 3.2GHz, the world's fastest speed of any memory device. XDR DRAMs are designed for ...
The Droid Guy

What Is RAM Timing And Why Does It Matter RAM?

RAM timings are a critical aspect of memory performance, often overlooked in favor of more glamorous specifications like clock speed and capacity. However, these timings play a significant role in ...