Your computer's central processing unit is the "brain" that controls all operations inside the machine. The computer's random access memory helps the CPU keep things moving smoothly and quickly. A ...

A very common question I am asked is which is more important, the speed of the processor or the amount memory. This is a difficult question to answer and it would help if we had some understanding ...

Processor Speed Vs. Memory. The performance of a business computer at everyday tasks largely depends on two factors: its processor speed and the amount of memory it has.

Intel researches how to wed memory chips and processor cores, yielding impressive gains in speed and efficiency.

Whether you're in the market for a computer for everyday tasks or activities like gaming, here's what to consider when looking for a new processor.

In a single memory access, the Automata Processor is able to execute nearly 50,000 independent comparison operations. Furthermore, the results from these operations are automatically delivered to the ...

Processors include a small amount of "cache memory," which reduces the number of times the processor has to fetch data from main memory, but Venray goes further.

Engineers have proposed a method of cutting power use and costs in computer processors. Called fine-grained power gating, the method would shut off energy to unused portions of datapath and memory ...

Cores and threads Each processor has a certain number of cores, which essentially work like independent mini-processors within the primary computer processor.