Processors utilizing Graphene instead of silicon could end up producing speeds of 1THz (1000GHz) processing. In addition to which, these processors could use standard cooling methods for todays processors (heatsink/fan) and still produce speeds multiple times over the standard cores and even produce LESS heat and therefore LESS power consumption.
To put this in perspective, modern silicon chips (i7) can be pushed to produce 9.1GHz using the most extreme cooling systems available, and even then it probably can't run at that speed for very long before something fails. Essentially, you could run games without the need for a GPU (except some software limitations means that really isn't quite feasible).
This is amazing news to the world of computing. If you look at the rates in which processor speeds have been increasing, we hit major brick walls with the standard set up, both in heat and size. This breakthrough could mean the next leap from 3GHz processors of today (based on the average clock speed of an i5) could be massively kick started and in one step we enter the age of THz processors.
What makes this even more interesting is the ease at which these cores can be produced, only minor modifications to the normal production setup has to be made. This means the cores are relatively cheap to manufacture (relatively speaking).
However, the let down is, this is going to be a slow implementation I'm sure. I'd estimate between 5 and 10 years before it's implemented into most computers. By that time it's initial wow-factor will probably have worn off. Still, it'll be interesting to see how these cores are utilized and how far they will be eventually pushed.
Think of it in comparison to the 8085 (10MHz) and how far we pushed silicon chips, over 9000 (no meme intended) times faster. So 1000THz, perhaps, perhaps not. But still, reveal in the glory of the terahertz age.
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