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title: "Why are AMD processors so slow?"  
description: "Why are AMD processors so slow?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-31  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97703/why-are-amd-processors-so-slow  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "ryzen"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why are AMD processors so slow?

Why are [AMD](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84402/what-is-amd-ryzen-coming-in-laptops) [processors](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96913/name-of-the-latest-computer-processors-cpu) so [slow](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1313/the-beauty-of-slow-mornings-why-rushing-is-not-the-answer)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

## Reasons AMD processors so slow:

- The degradation of the thermal paste that helps conduct heat from the CPU to the heat sink can cause the Ryzen CPU to slow down; if this happens, the CPU may have to throttle more (reduce its clock speed) to keep its operating temperature within acceptable limits.
- Then there is a chance that your RAM was severely impacted. As a result, it was unable to run the heavier applications; as a result, your Ryzen processor or computer may slow down.

- If you only have four CPU cores and you play heavy games all day and night, your CPU may eventually slow down.

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