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    Intel HQ vs MQ / QM vs MX vs U... explained

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by patrick_ottawa, Jun 17, 2017.

  1. patrick_ottawa

    patrick_ottawa Newbie

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    I've been seeing many posts regarding this and as much as some are explaining that 'HQ series are BGA(soldered to the motherboard) whereas MQ series are PGA(socketed to the motherboard)' it's not what the suffixes stand for. Perhaps there is a connection to the fact that they are with or without a socket but the suffixes according to Intel mean something else. On the bottom is the link to the Intel site explaining everything in detail (model numeration and suffixes).

    H – High performance graphics
    K – Unlocked
    M – Mobile
    Q – Quad-core
    S – Performance-optimized lifestyle
    T – Power-optimized lifestyle
    U – Ultra-low power
    X – Extreme edition
    Y – Extremely low power

    HQ - High performance graphics, quad core
    MQ / QM - Quad-core mobile
    MX - Mobile extreme edition
    U - Ultra-low power

    Detailed information about model numeration and suffixes:
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html
     
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    Dr. AMK Living with Hope

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    Informative, Thanks for sharing.
     
    Dr. AMK, Jun 17, 2017
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    bennyg Notebook Virtuoso

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    That may be how Intel spin it but when it comes to quad cores, starting with Haswell every HQ and HK has been soldered and up to that point every QM/MQ/XM/MX was socketed. And the versions of Haswell that were available in both (e.g. 4700MQ/4700HQ) were identical, there was no "high performance graphics" difference between the two, only by comparison to some of the desktop models

    Now its as simple as anything in a laptop is soldered except if its got a desktop socket (K, T, S, or no letter suffix on the CPU name)
     
    bennyg, Jun 18, 2017
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