Clock Cycle

clock cycle
1 clock cycle = 1 period
frequency = 1/ period
period = time in second
over clock ? = over clocking the clock cycle
most of the Microprocessor today is around 2 GHz ~3.2GHz

so...

period = 1/frequency
period = 1/3.2GHz
period = 0.000 000 000 312 5 second
period = 3.125 x 10^-10 second
period = 312.5 pico second
period = 0.3125 nano second
period = 0.000 3125 micro second
period = 0.000 000 3125 mili second

1 clock cycle = 1 period
1 clock cycle = 1(0.3125 nano) second
1 clock cycle = 0.3125 nano second

1 second how many clock cycles ? = 3,200,000,000 clock cycles

light speed = 0.299792458 nano second

1 clock cycle < light speed

means that Microprocessor now with 3.2GHz clock speed ..
which is the 1 clock cycle's time is close to the light speed.
how fast it is ?
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