CPU performance

What are the factors that affect the CPU performance?

clockspeed, cache size, number of cores

How does the clock speed affect the CPU performance and what is it?

Clockspeed is the number of instructions a single processor core can carry out per second.

The higher the clock speed, the greater the number of instructions that can be carried out per second.

Some CPUs can be overclocked to make them run at a higher clock speed than the factory-set rate- If not done properly, it can overheat the CPU which can crash or cause permanent damage to the system. Cooling systems are usually needed.

How does the cache size affect the CPU performance and what is it?

the cache is data storage inside the CPU thats much faster than RAM.

A larger CPU cache gives the CPU faster access to more data it needs to processed

How does the number of cores affect the CPU performance and what is it?

Cores individually processes data in the CPU. 

A CPU with more cores can process more instructions at once allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.