Why is a processor’s speed not the only important factor in a computer’s performance?

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Hello, everyone! I’ve been doing some research into computer hardware lately, and one thing that I keep coming across is this idea that the speed of a processor, while important, isn’t the only thing that affects a computer’s overall performance. I’m having a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around this because I always thought that a faster processor meant a faster computer. Can anyone explain why this isn’t necessarily the case? I’m really interested to learn more about this!

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Thats like asking why a brain isnt the only factor in how a human performs. It brain is in many ways the same as the cpu bar the fact that the memory is seperate from the cpu and the brain is like an all in one cpu/memory combination.

The brain needs nearly all the organs to function properly. If the liver or kidneys fail , if your circulation is bad , if 100 other things are off the brain functions will be affected. The cpu needs good conections and a good motherboard , hard drive , grapics card etc.

The most important is the connectivity and as the old saying goes, you are only as strong as your weakest link.

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