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    7700HQ undervolting

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Leonardo Trevisol, Jun 6, 2017.

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    If I undervolt my 7700HQ will I lose turbo boost/gaming performance on my laptop? I want to keep the 3.8Ghz turbo boost intact so I don't know if I should undervolt, and by how much. Thanks in advance.
     
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    Keeping the 7700HQ at 3.8GHz is not possible. 3.4GHz is the max 4-core turbo
     
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    Why? Intel's website says the max turbo boost is 3.8GHz. But even if 3.4GHz is the max, will undervolting about 100-120mv drop the max turbo boost? Because this amount is about what people can get without performance drop, but I don't know if they are referring about performance drop from stock or turbo boost frequency.
     
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    Undervolting doesn't affect clockspeed or performance, it may affect stability. That's why people stop at about 100-120mV - because otherwise it becomes unstable and starts crashing. As for the Turbo numbers, Intel claims 3.8GHz on 1 core, but modern games almost always tax 4-8 cores meaning that 3.8GHz is pretty much impossible.
     
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    Oh, ok then. Thank you very much for your help!
     
    Leonardo Trevisol, Jun 6, 2017
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