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    i7-3820QM vs i7-3940XM

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by cdoublejj, Oct 13, 2016.

  1. cdoublejj

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    Are the advantages of upgrading on the R17X R4 t he same as on any other laptop? I noticed in the latest UEFI/bios on the R4 that there is an oc section is this for all chips or just the XMs?
     
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    you can overclocking the 3940XM through the BIOS or intel XTU much further than you can the 3820QM. My 3920XM will do 4.2Ghz 4 core with no extra voltage added. Still a performance demon today at 4 years old
     
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    Not hard when Intel won't give us anything worth upgrading too :p

    I am all for power reductions and better thermals but frequency wise we have been stagnant for years. This is what no competition has done to the industry.
     
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