what is the difference between fsb,nm and clock speed ?

Question

nm= nano meter,

Answer 1

FSB - (Front Side Bus) The FSB connects the computer's processor to the system memory (RAM) and other components on the motherboard. These components include the system chipset, AGP card, PCI devices, and other peripherals. Because the FSB serves as the main path from the processor to the rest of the motherboard, it is also called the "system bus."

In general the faster frontside bus speeds lead to faster overall performance, as the smaller the ratio, the more efficiently the processor can work.



NM (Nanometers) - size of the die( processor ) or the architecture

In general the smaller the number, the more transistors can be fit on the die and therefore the more powerful the chip is.



Clock Speed - Number of evenly-spaced pulses generated by a computer's clock to regulate the switching activity of the circuits.

In general the clock speed is usually associated with the computer's performance higher the speed, more powerful the computer.

Answer 2

There are 2 different speed factors in computing. Front-side bus CPU Multiplier The processor clock speed is the FSB combined with the multiplier. So a processor that has a recommended FSB of 1333 and a clock speed of 3.0ghz has to have a multiplier of 9X to reach it's factory-intended settings with that FSB. The FSB is how quick the processor interacts with the other parts (motherboard and ram), the multiplier is increasing how much the processor does at once, if that helps.

Answer 3

nm is the physical die size of the processor, clock speed is how fast the processor operates, and FSB (Front Side Bus) is the speed at which the processor communicates with the northbridge chipset on a motherboard.