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A: it should be as fast, if not faster than the CPU FSB, A fast CPU installed on a motherboard with a front side bus that is not fast enough for the CPU will result in data bottlenecks. The CPU will perform computations faster than the front side bus can process them. the CPU will often sit idle, waiting for new instructions from the front side bus. To realize the full performance benefits of a fast CPU, a fast front side bus is also required.