Editing System requirements (section)

=== Processing power ===

The power of the [[central processing unit]] (CPU) is a fundamental system requirement for any software. Most software running on [[x86 architecture]] define processing power as the [[List of microprocessors|model]] and the [[Clock rate|clock speed]] of the CPU. Many other features of a CPU that influence its speed and power, like [[Front side bus|bus speed]], [[CPU cache|cache]], and [[Instructions per second|MIPS]] are often ignored. This definition of power is often erroneous, as different makes and models of CPUs at similar clock speed often have [[Megahertz myth|different throughput speeds]].