Class notes CMPUT229:ClockAndFrequency

Topic V10
Clock and Frequency




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CPU Clocking
Example:
1 clock period = 250 ps (picoseconds)
clock period ≣ duration of clock cycle
1 clock period = 0.25 ns (nanoseconds)
1 clock period = 250 × 10-12 s (seconds)

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Data transfer
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and computation
clockperiod
Update state
update Time
duringtransition
Example:
clock frequency ≣ clock rate 4.0 GHz (GigaHertz)
number of clock cycles per second 4000 MHz (MegaHertz)
sec
howmany cycles are happening in one 4.0 × 109 Hz




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