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    Unknown SB i7 2840QM?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by widezu69, May 30, 2011.

  1. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    widezu69, May 30, 2011
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  2. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's what the 2820QM was probably supposed to be. on 4 cores it says it does 3.1Ghz which is what the 2820QM does. It's also missing the AES instruction set. Which is what the 2630QM is missing.

    Also a 55w TDP vs. the 45w 2820QM. Hmmm, weird CPU.

    If it was unlocked like the 2920XM I'd buy it :p.


    Can anyone translate this? lmao http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9293333596
     
    Zero989, May 30, 2011
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  3. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    That's an engeneering sample, for testing purposes only.
    That's why it doesn't "look" 100% like the other OEM CPUs.
     
    katalin_2003, May 30, 2011
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    Doesn't it say 45W? Or am I just reading it wrong
     
    kunekaden, May 30, 2011
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    CPU-z says 55w but shirley says 45w. I dunno what I'd trust : p.
     
    Zero989, May 30, 2011
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    hmm thats interesting. there is also a 2720qm rumored to be going around on ebay with 8mb of cache and unlocked multipliers (spec Q154)
     
    Raidriar, May 31, 2011
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