better, if a processor scales in a linear fashion when uppin gthe cps (cycles per second), then, if you have a processor running a program, that, by itself consumes 10% of it's ticks, then it's likely ...

And in answer to your question, no way in hell.<BR><BR>6. What do you mean by reliable? That is a software term, not a hardware one, you shouldn't see any reliability problems with the processor, but ...