Processor speeds on my machine don't live up to manufacturer hype
- by atch
Why am I not seeing the promised speed claims of processor manufacturers on my computer?
Producers of processors claim that their product can perform so many thousands (or millions) of operations per second. And yet on my machine (4GB, 3500hz), the typical program (Word, Visual Studio etc.) takes at least 10 seconds to start.
I've formatted my hard drive and ticked all the necessary boxes to optimize my machine and yet I'm not seeing the promised speeds.
Say it takes Outlook ten seconds to load. How many millions of operations does it really go through in order to start up?