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What CPU performance means

What CPU performance means

Concept diagram of CPU performance showing clock speed, cache size and number of cores, with labels for more clock cycles per second, cache hits and misses to RAM, and parallel work or multitasking.

The CPU executes program instructions using the fetch-decode-execute cycle. CPU performance means how quickly it can do useful work, such as responding to input or completing calculations.

CPU performance Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /CPU performance

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR GCSE Computer Science CPU performance for GCSE Computer Science. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01 and Component 02 format. Build strong foundations in binary, logic and core programming constructs before moving on to the more complex algorithm design and evaluation questions.

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