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The speed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is traditionally measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz), where 1 GHz = 1,000 MHz. This measurement represents the clock speed of the CPU, which indicates how many cycles or operations it can perform in one second. For example, a CPU running at 2.4 GHz can execute 2.4 billion cycles per second.

Clock speed plays a key role in determining the overall performance of a computer. While modern CPUs are often advertised in gigahertz, MHz was commonly used in earlier processors, such as those in the 1980s and 1990s.