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Does CPU speed slow down with age?
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Mar 15, 20261513 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Possible Duplicate: Is the performance of a CPU affected as it ages? Even if we periodically cleared away all the dust in the CPU processor? And if so, what is the rate of slow-down? Would we be able to see it in task manager?
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No, the CPU runs at a fixed clock speed as determined by the BIOS and/or motherboard configuration. A build-up of dust on the CPU may cause it to overheat, which can eventually result in it locking up or failing altogether, but there will not be any…
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