GHZ term explained

GHZ – Gigahertz

GHZ is the term used on my site explaining the speed of processors. It refers to 1 billion cycles per second; processors are measured in this way in terms of speed. They started off with MHZ, however as technology is advancing rapidly we are now measuring in the GHZ threshold.

1 GHZ equals 1000 MHZ, so 2000 MHZ would be 2 GHZs, which would result in 2billion cycles per second.

Processors are running at around 3 GHz now and this is expected to double over the next few years. It will be interesting to see how fast and far they push the home computer.

GHZ term by Computer-and-printer-reviews.com