Emu1981 t1_j5kk4mx wrote on January 23, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Reply to comment by Purpoisely_Anoying_U in Radxa Rock5 Model A is a credit card-sized single-board PC with RK3588S and up to 16GB RAM (starting at $99) by giuliomagnifico

>then 2ghz just a few years later and have pretty much stayed there since for practically everything.

*looks at the base speed of 3.6GHz and max boost of 5GHz at stock of his 12700k*.

The wall CPUs hit in terms of frequency was 5GHz-6GHz. Silicon just doesn't like going past those clock speeds without pulling a ton of power and producing a butt load of heat.

Purpoisely_Anoying_U t1_j5kkdnm wrote on January 23, 2023 at 5:49 PM

I'd wager 99.9%+ of all consumer cpus used today are in the 1-2ghz range.