The term "gigahertz," or "GHz," refers to the operating speed of a central processing unit; hertz defines the clock rate, or cycles per second, of the CPU. 1 GHz is equivalent to one billion hertz.

One of the most frequently touted measures of processor performance is a given chip's speed in gigahertz. Processors with higher GHz ratings can, theoretically, do more in a given unit of time than ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is widely regarded as the best gaming desktop processor available today, with its 3D V-Cache providing an extra performance boost in many games and applications. Now, there's a ...

Qualcomm is trying to tighten its grip on the high end of the smartphone market with a new top-end processor promising 10% more performance than its predecessor, offering clock speeds of over 3 GHz ...