What does the CPU do and how can I evaluate its performance?

Related questions

1. Which formula is used to determine the speed of a CPU?
2. How can you tell if your processor is bad?
3. What are benchmarking techniques?
4. How many processes can a quad core processor handle at once?
5. What is the fastest CPU in the world?
6. What affects the CPU performance?
7. How do I know which processor is faster?
8. Is a benchmark a test?
9. What is a single core score?
10. Do graphics cards wear out?

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