--- title: Cadalyst CAD Hardware | Base Clocks description: Base Clocks | Industry-leading hardware news, insight, and advice for design and engineering professionals, highlighting Alex Herrera's Herrera on Hardware column. 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[![CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Testing CPUs for CAD, Part 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-05-20_CTN/052021-CTN-PT2_fig3.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [CPU Boost](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu-boost), [Base Clocks](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/base-clocks) ## [CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Testing CPUs for CAD, Part 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) May 20, 2021, 8:39:00 AM In last month’s installment, we took a deeper look at the engineering tradeoffs that shape modern... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) [![Herrera on Hardware: CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Why They Vary and How They Impact CAD Computing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-04-15/Quardia-AdobeStock_415893953.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-why-they-vary-and-how-they-impact-cad-computing) [Multi-Threading](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/multi-threading), [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU Boost](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu-boost), [Base Clocks](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/base-clocks) ## [CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Why They Vary & How They Impact CAD Computing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-why-they-vary-and-how-they-impact-cad-computing) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Apr 15, 2021, 8:45:00 AM In this column, we often explore the trade-offs of performance in this era of multi-core CPUs. 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[Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-why-they-vary-and-how-they-impact-cad-computing) [![Herrera on Hardware: Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/0121-CTN/0121-HoH-1.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/ryzen-5000-and-zen-3-benchmarking-performance-measures-for-cad) [Graphics Cards](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/graphics-cards), [Benchmark](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/benchmark), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [Base Clocks](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/base-clocks) ## [Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/ryzen-5000-and-zen-3-benchmarking-performance-measures-for-cad) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Jan 21, 2021, 11:14:00 AM After a long journey back to a leadership position in high-performance CPUs, AMD now presents the... 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