I like to use the analogy of evaluating engine performance standards to evaluate CPU performance. When evaluating a CPU's performance standards, the following three points are usually considered:
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Main
frequency The main frequency is the clock frequency of the CPU. The larger the value, the faster the CPU can process data and the better the performance. By analogy with the redline speed of an engine, the higher the redline speed can be, the greater the horsepower of the engine. -
Number of cores:
Number of physical cores. Common CPU core numbers include four cores, eight cores, sixteen cores, etc. The more CPU cores, the better the performance. By analogy with the number of cylinders in an engine, common engine cylinder numbers include four cylinders, six cylinders, and eight cylinders. The more cylinders an engine has, the greater the horsepower of the engine. -
Number of
threads The greater the number of threads, the better the performance. The performance of a CPU with four cores and eight threads is not necessarily worse than that of a CPU with six cores and six threads. Analogous to the engine turbocharger value, whether or not it is turbocharged will greatly affect performance. For example, the horsepower of a 2.0T engine is not necessarily worse than the horsepower of a 3.0 naturally aspirated engine.