clock cycle
One tick of the processor's clock, the unit hardware timing is counted in.
A clock cycle is one period of the processor clock, 1/f seconds at frequency f.
Examples
At 4 GHz, one clock cycle lasts 1 / (4 × 10⁹) s = 0.25 ns.
See also
One tick of the processor's clock, the unit hardware timing is counted in.
A clock cycle is one period of the processor clock, 1/f seconds at frequency f.
Examples
At 4 GHz, one clock cycle lasts 1 / (4 × 10⁹) s = 0.25 ns.
See also