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    Which one is correct ?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by PJ@y-Z, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Which one is correct ? :confused:
    I think everest doesn't show the multiplier properly (just 11x) :(
     
    PJ@y-Z, Mar 27, 2008
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    xoul Notebook Guru

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    xoul, Mar 27, 2008
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  3. PJ@y-Z

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    but SpeedStep reduces the multiplier to 6x !
    it's variable between 6 and 12 (yes, 12 !)
    another screenshot:
     
    PJ@y-Z, Mar 27, 2008
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Six to eleven is definitely the nominal multiplier range; that's the figure they give you on Intel's site. The extra twelfth multiplier you're getting is either a read error on the monitoring programs' part or the result of this feature that I've heard of a few times but forget the name:

    Basically if you're only loading one core of a C2D mobile processor it'll give you an extra multiplier if your chip is within a certain thermal spec. I've never seen it actually happen, but I know I've read about it...
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 27, 2008
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