Find Out How Fast My Computer Is
One of the indicators of how fast a computer is lays in the CPU (Central Processing Unit, or simply processor) information. Computer speed is determined by the speed of its CPU expressed in gigahertz (GHz).
Do not confuse this with RAM (Random Access Memory). The larger the size of RAM, the more applications your computer can handle efficiently at the same time without running low on memory.
You can find your processor's speed using a few different methods in Windows, while on Mac OS X there's one method.
Instructions
Windows
1. Click on "Start" and then right-click "My Computer" or "Computer" icon. Select "Properties" and click on the "General" tab. Computer processor speed will be displayed at the bottom of the window, for example, "Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80 GHz," where GHz represents the speed.
2. Go to the "Start" menu, click on "Run," type "dxdiag," hit "Enter" to start the "DirectX Diagnostic Tool" and click on the "System" tab. Computer speed can be seen next to "Processor."
3. Go to the "Start" menu, click on "Help and Support," then on "Use Tools to view your computer information and diagnose problems" under "Pick a task," click on "My Computer Information" in the left section and then on "View general system information about this computer" in the right section. PC speed can be found under "Processor."
Mac OS X
4. Click on the "Apple" system menu.
5. Click on "About This Mac" option.
6. Mac speed can be found next to "Processor."
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