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    i7 720QM @ 6.91 GHz

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Jester504, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. Jester504

    Jester504 Notebook Guru

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    I ran HWiNFO64 in the background as I played Company of Heroes and Core #3 (fourth core) apparently reached 6.91 GHz. The others maxed at 2.79 GHz. As I understood it the 720QM had turbo boost only to 2.8 GHz.

    I'm going to assume it's a HWiNFO64 inaccuracy and not that I lucked out and got a super-CPU. Right?
     

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  2. aznpos531

    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea I'm gonna go with the inaccuracy theory. :p
     
    aznpos531, Jul 25, 2012
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  3. BlakeE450

    BlakeE450 Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, when I got my replacement CPU upgrade from Alienware in my M17x r3 it says it's a core i7 extreme even though it's not. :)

    I have actually wondered why this was happening, I was going to post about it on here eventually about it.
     
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    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    where does it say that? with CPUz? I remember a discussion about it a few months ago that it had to do with a bug, but I can't remember specifics. :(
     
    bigtonyman, Jul 25, 2012
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  5. BlakeE450

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    It says it in HWinfo only, nothing else does it.
     
    BlakeE450, Jul 25, 2012
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