Factors Affecting CPU performance

• Has faster read write speeds than RAM • By storing frequently accessed data in cache memory you do not need to access the RAM. • Low storage capacity • Inside the CPU

• Each core of a CPU can carry out a FDE cycle by itself. - Each core has its own CU and ALU but shares the cache and the main memory

The clock sends a pulse at specific times to trigger the next stage of the FDE cycle. So the clock speed measures the number of cycles your CPU executes per second