Which type of computer component has the fastest throughput?

2048Megabytes · 06-05-2009, 11:22 PM

I was just doing a test. The following question came up:

Question: Which type of computer component has the fastest throughput when accessing data?

Their answer:
Random Access Memory

I say it is the Central Processing Unit. Which answer is right and why?

barney.stinson · 06-05-2009, 11:44 PM

Well it depends on what type of DATA is being accessed the ROM lache harddrive etc etc

bomberboysk · 06-06-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 2048Megabytes

I was just doing a test. The following question came up:

Question: Which type of computer component has the fastest throughput when accessing data?

Their answer:
Random Access Memory

I say it is the Central Processing Unit. Which answer is right and why?

When ACCESSING data? Level 1 cache on a cpu, Then Level 2, Then Level 3(if it has it), then the ram.

2048Megabytes · 06-06-2009, 03:39 AM

Thanks for the useful information bomberboysk. I wonder why they put RAM has the highest throughput when accessing data? The people writing these tests are supposed to have knowledge about how a computer works.

bomberboysk · 06-06-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 2048Megabytes

Thanks for the useful information bomberboysk. I wonder why they put RAM has the highest throughput when accessing data? The people writing these tests are supposed to have knowledge about how a computer works.

I would imagine as the level 1/2/3 cache is more for repetitive tasks then actual data, you've seen ramdrive programs i assume, you ever see cache-drive programs?

diduknowthat · 06-06-2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bomberboysk

I would imagine as the level 1/2/3 cache is more for repetitive tasks then actual data, you've seen ramdrive programs i assume, you ever see cache-drive programs?

That's because the CPU would suffer greatly if it loses some of it's cache to a cache-drive...

bomberboysk · 06-06-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by diduknowthat

That's because the CPU would suffer greatly if it loses some of it's cache to a cache-drive...

Thats what i was saying

fmw · 06-06-2009, 01:47 PM

OP, you are correct because of the higher transfer rate.

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2048Megabytes Terabyte Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 4,246	Thanks for the useful information bomberboysk. I wonder why they put RAM has the highest throughput when accessing data? The people writing these tests are supposed to have knowledge about how a computer works. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Solution for Energy Problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZR0U...yer_embedded#! Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card and RAM: Asus ATI Radeon HD4670 1 gigabyte and Super Talent PC3 12800 4 gigabytes Processor and Motherboard: Phenom II 945 Quad-Core and GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3

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06-05-2009, 11:44 PM	#2
barney.stinson banned Join Date: May 2009 Age: 13 Posts: 263	Well it depends on what type of DATA is being accessed the ROM lache harddrive etc etc

06-06-2009, 01:47 PM	#8
fmw Kilobyte Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 474	OP, you are correct because of the higher transfer rate.