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phaedo5 · 03-28-2007, 03:07 AM

This may sound like a stupid question, but what happened to processor speeds?

Why aren't we seeing more of a push towards 3GHz or 4GHz processors with new computers. Everything seems mostly between 2 and 3. Apple Mac Pros top out at 3 GHz. Dell is similar. Are these new Core Duos so much better that 2.33 GHz is ten times better than the same speed two years ago?

I know it's a vague question, and no one may want to deal with answering it. But everything I find online is an article from 2000 or something. I can't get a up to date explanation.

Thanks.

03-28-2007, 03:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
phaedo5 Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	Processor Speed This may sound like a stupid question, but what happened to processor speeds? Why aren't we seeing more of a push towards 3GHz or 4GHz processors with new computers. Everything seems mostly between 2 and 3. Apple Mac Pros top out at 3 GHz. Dell is similar. Are these new Core Duos so much better that 2.33 GHz is ten times better than the same speed two years ago? I know it's a vague question, and no one may want to deal with answering it. But everything I find online is an article from 2000 or something. I can't get a up to date explanation. Thanks.