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    Amd Cpu - Strange Wattage ????

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tinderbox (UK), Feb 23, 2009.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Can anybody explain, or is it just a mistake on the AMD website.

    why is the ql-62 only 25w

    Have a look at the graph i got from wiki, the ql-60 is 35w , the ql-62 is 25w and the ql-64 is 35w, something strange! :confused:
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Sounds like a mistake, methinks it should be 35 watt TDP

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    K-TRON, Feb 23, 2009
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    It does have a 25W TDP. I read a while ago that AMD has been trying to introduce CPUs with a TDP of 25W. Currently, AMD has just one mobile CPU in the 25W space - the QL-62.
    Dunno how they did it, but I guess the voltage has been trimmed a bit, 'cause the core and the rest of the specs are the same.
     
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    Maybe if AMD did the same with there other processors, they would not be as far behind INTEL in the mobile market as a lot of people check TDP before they buy a processor.

    But how accurate the TDP is in how much energy a processor will use.
     
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    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

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    You sure about that? I doubt half the people who buy a laptop know what TDP is. They check...
    1. Clock speed (sometimes)
    2. Brand
    3. RAM (sometimes)
    4. Hard drive size
    5. screen size
    6. price
     
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    I meant people on NBR :rolleyes: , I am surprised you have price last :eek:
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Feb 23, 2009
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    I dont think it was in order.
     
    Tippey764, Feb 23, 2009
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