If computer clocks max out somewhere around 5GHz, how is it possible for 100Gbit internet to exist? How does the computer possibly transfer that much data per second?

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If computer clocks max out somewhere around 5GHz, how is it possible for 100Gbit internet to exist? How does the computer possibly transfer that much data per second?

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Answer 1

5Ghz is kind of equivalent to the speed limit on a highway.

How many people can you transport on a highway at 100 km/hr. On a single lane road with personal vehicles, not that many. On a 10 lane wide highway with everyone riding the bus a whole ton more. Same speed limit though.

Internet data transfer works similar in that there are methods for transferring more data per clock cycle on a single wire, but also you use many wires so that the speed limit is not really the determining factor.