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    I7 640 M ? strange datasheet

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jeezo, Oct 25, 2010.

  1. Jeezo

    Jeezo Notebook Consultant

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    I'm considering this baby and looking at the specs doing a comparison with others processors here :

    Compare Intel® Products,

    i saw that this bad boy do have nothing on the the "# of PCI Express Ports" line ?!!


    any idea ?

    also no embedded options too .... is it some important thing to consider ?

    thks
     
    Jeezo, Oct 25, 2010
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    Number of PCI express ports was probably accidently missed when updating the website.

    No worries, it will be 1 like the rest of the products.

    Embedded options is not an issue for consumers. Embedded CPU's are for system designers who need availability of said processor for years to come (typically 7 years) for use in more specialized equipment.
     
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    cristal clear , thks othanda !!

    Also i'm trying to find the values of the turbo boost (not the 3,46) but the 2 cores one ....
     
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    Check wikipedia for turbo boost multipliers.
     
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    i rechecked the pci express thing and that's very strange , even no diagram ( to check the architecture and connections)
     
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    this is what i think but .....a hp 8740w without expresscard compatibilty will be surprizing
     
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    Exactly, which is why it must have one.
     
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    i series chipsets have 8 PCIe ports for handling the Express card and high speed ethernet, etc.

    Like I said earlier there has to be an error in the spec's online, otherwise there would be a problem with compatibility with eDP.

    Take a look at the spec sheet for the i5-5xx, i7-6xx to get a better understanding of what I am saying. Sheet 11 has a nice block diagram showing the basic layout.

    http://download.intel.com/design/processor/datashts/322812.pdf


    Here is the wiki that has the turbo clock ratios:

    List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
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    Thks othanda ....

    Yep i checked the datasheet diagrams , and this some you can find on intel website on the left when you check a processor , but the i7 640M is the only one without ?.... :D

    I will give HP my trust as i don't think they will sell a 3500 euros laptops faulty !!
     
    Jeezo, Oct 26, 2010
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