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• Getting Up to Speed: XP-TMC Adapter Socket from Upgradeware Unlocks the Multiplier*
  Thursday 3 July 2003 – 07:00
  The clock speed of the Athlon XP is connected to the bus clock with a fixed multiplier, so that overclocking is only possible through an increase in the bus clock or other diverse tweaking methods on the processor itself. This task is made more comfortable with the XP-TMC from Upgradeware, a small adapter that lets you freely set the multiplier, and this is interesting for upgrades as well.
• Speed Isn't Everything: P4/2800 Meets Athlon XP 2600+*
  Monday 26 August 2002 – 07:00
  Intel responds with the P4/2800, making life hard for AMD. Can the Athlon XP hold up against the pressure? We bring you the biggest test so far!
• More Speed = More Performance? Fast DDR Memory from TwinMOS and Buffalo Technology Put to the Test*
  Thursday 8 May 2003 – 07:00
  More and more manufacturers are luring customers with fast RAM modules. DDR433 und DDR466 are the latest creations to breathe a touch more performance into today's computers. So what are the advantages of fast memory in practice?
• Mercury Computer Systems claims 10X improvement in HD encoding speed*
  Wednesday 18 April 2007 – 05:35
  Video professionals know that high-definition video can look great at high bitrates, but encoding such video can be a painful process. Mercury Computer Systems has announced a ten-fold improvement in AVC/H.264 encoding times with an encoding engine built on the Cell Broadband Engine, the same chip that is used in Sony's PlayStation 3 console. ...
• Scientists break worldwide Internet speed record*
  Wednesday 25 April 2007 – 11:17
  A group of researchers in the Internet2 consortium has set a new record for sending data through the Internet at more than nine gigabits per second. ...
• The Need for Speed: Embedded Processor Forum in San Jose*
  Wednesday 21 June 2000 – 06:00
  At the recent Embedded Processor Forum (EPF) in San Jose, California, quite a few companies introduced new designs tailored for the market of embedded applications. This new generation of embedded chips promises high-performance combined with low power consumption.
• Spring Speed Leap: AMD Athlon64 FX-53*
  Thursday 18 March 2004 – 06:00
  AMD seeks to regain the performance crown with the Athlon64 FX by raising the processor's clock speed from 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz. But besides clock speed, the processor also has many more performance tricks up its sleeve.
• Warp Speed with Rambus: Six Boards for PC1066*
  Monday 24 June 2002 – 07:00
  The fact is that only RDRAM is capable of bringing out the very best in Intel's P4. We put six new boards with the i850 E chipset to the test, using brand new 32 bit RDRAM.
• Tom's Ultimate RAM Speed Tests*
  Wednesday 9 April 2008 – 06:40 in Hardware
  We compare all popular DDR2 and DDR3 speeds on both a fast Core 2 Duo and an older Pentium 4 single core. The big question is a simple one: what memory speed do you really need?
• High Speed Burning via USB2.0 - Waitec FrisbyII*
  Thursday 31 October 2002 – 06:00
  Waitec's FrisbyII may be small, but when it comes to writing to CD-R, this USB 2.0 CD burner is up there with the fastest. In our test it even marginally outpaced the 44x model.
• The New Speed Freak: Lexmark Z65*
  Thursday 20 June 2002 – 07:00
  Lexmark has improved on its previous performance as far as speed and functionality are concerned. The new Z65 is clearly the finest printer that this American manufacturer has ever produced. But although the Z65 beats its rivals on paper, how well does it really perform when compared to the competition? To answer this question, we compared it with the Canon S520, the Epson C70, the HP Deskjet 940, as well as the company's own Lexmark Z53.
• How to Speed up Your RAM*
  Tuesday 1 July 2003 – 07:00
  When it comes to your system's performance, the main bottleneck is your system memory. Optimizing it can speed up your PC considerably. We tell you how to do it.
• The Bus Speed Guide*
  Thursday 1 January 1998 – 06:00
  The work for this page has been the biggest project I have undertaken for this site to date. To be able to present you bullet proof facts I had to do three days of testing, measuring and tuning
• Carnegie Mellon takes new approach to speed up Internet book scanning initiative*
  Saturday 26 May 2007 – 12:58
  Students at Carnegie Mellon University believe to have found a solution to one of the major bottlenecks in an initiative that aims to make transform books, newspapers and other printed materials into digitized text that is computer searchable. Words that are not recognized by scan software are used for passphrases on websites - enlisting the help of Internet users to accelerate the initiative....
• Enthusiast 2.5-inch HDDs: Speed or Capacity?*
  Friday 3 August 2007 – 10:36 in Hardware
  We took a look at three new 160 GB 2.5" notebook hard drives in April, and reviewed the 250 GB Scorpio drive by Western Digital in early June. With the release of Fujitsu’s new 160 GB high-performance 2.5" drive and Samsung now offering a 250 GB model,