| Is your computer running very slow? This is | | | | different tasks. The CPU will run the |
| an ongoing problem for many computer users in | | | | application and store the processed results |
| the world. Although there are various | | | | in the RAM. However, for most computer |
| symptoms to a why a computer will be running | | | | users, multitasking is a popular activity on |
| slow, you need to understand what the | | | | the computer. Therefore, running several |
| difference between RAM vs CPU and which | | | | programs need to be held in RAM. On a visual |
| should upgraded or focused on. This article | | | | perspective, CPU will be demonstrated most by |
| will aim to teach you about how RAM and CPU | | | | how fast a program will initiate where RAM |
| processing work to determine if you have a | | | | will demonstrate it's ability to handle |
| problem with your computer running very slow. | | | | several programs at once. If you notice that |
| | | | it takes a long time for a program to start |
| So what's the difference between RAM and CPU? | | | | when you have a sufficient amount of RAM, |
| First of all, RAM stands for Random Access | | | | then you may need to upgrade your CPU. If |
| Memory and can be thought of as the holding | | | | you have a decent CPU speed, but notice that |
| tank for running processes. The more RAM you | | | | you are experiencing your computer running |
| have, the more programs you can run. I might | | | | very slow with only 3-4 programs running, you |
| also add that RAM works with Virtual Memory | | | | may need to upgrade your RAM. |
| where a section on the hard drive is reserved | | | | |
| to act as secondary RAM. Also, RAM is | | | | To reiterate, CPU handles how fast a program |
| accessed much faster than a hard drive. CPU | | | | will start or perform and the RAM handles the |
| stands for Central Processing Units and this | | | | load of the programs currently running. By |
| is where many mathematical computations | | | | understanding the difference between the CPU |
| occur. The computations are processed by the | | | | and the RAM, you can determine what type of |
| CPU which fuels the applications running on | | | | hardware upgrade you may need. If you still |
| your system. The faster your CPU, the faster | | | | experience your computer running very slow |
| your applications can run. | | | | despite having sufficient RAM vs CPU, then |
| | | | you may have a software or operating system |
| If you look at RAM vs CPU, they do two | | | | issue. |