Why are the GHz speeds in computers the same after such a long period of time?
In: Engineering
We’re hitting the upper speed limit for processors because of limitations like the speed of light, and we are having trouble making things smaller because on that scale quantum mechanics starts doing unexpected or unwanted things.
We are overdue for a discovery that will revolutionize computer processing yet again.
So for the past decade the focus hasn’t been to increase speed, but to increase efficiency. Processors are being made with increasing numbers of cores so they can do more at once, and bus speeds are increasing so the processor can talk to devices and RAM more quickly. All of these things translate to improved performance.
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