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    Is i7 4810MQ worth the extra $35?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dustinge, Oct 29, 2014.

  1. dustinge

    dustinge Notebook Enthusiast

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    The title says it all. Clevo/Sager laptops offer a $35 upgrade for i7-4810MQ over i7-$4710MQ. Is it worth getting the upgrade?
     
    dustinge, Oct 29, 2014
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    Plur Notebook Consultant

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    I definitely think it's worth getting. $35 for an extra +300Mhz isn't steep so why not?
     
    Plur, Oct 29, 2014
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Not a horrible upgrade price, it used to be to go from a 4700MQ to a 4800MQ was like 100-150 dollars.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Oct 29, 2014
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    Go for it.
     
    sangemaru, Oct 29, 2014
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Yeah $35 is definetly worth it.. You can also OC the 4810MQ to have a max turbo speed of 4GHz unlike the 4700 which is stuck at 3.6...
     
    TomJGX, Oct 29, 2014
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Indeed, the 4810MQ can easily work with 4GHz overclock
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 29, 2014
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  7. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    If your (paid) workflow needs horsepower (cpu+ram), then even at 10x that price difference it is worth it (to me).

    One time cost to get noticeably faster performance each time the system is used...


    ~10% faster even when not overclocked... available each day in use for the expected lifetime of the system.

    See PM Score '8032':
    PassMark - Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz - Price performance comparison

    See PM Score '8805':
    PassMark - Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.80GHz - Price performance comparison



    Always buy as much compute power as you can afford (even if sometimes you think you don't need it, 'today'). This has proven to be the cheapest option going forward for me for the last 30+ years.

    Compute power is a simple formula; CPU+RAM=Work done (performed in a set time period). Maximize this for your platform as close to purchase as you can and you'll have extracted more work from it earlier and enjoy using it more for longer than if you maxed out the platform at the end of it's lifecycle.


    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 29, 2014
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  8. sangemaru

    sangemaru Notebook Deity

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    As tilleroftheearth said.
    The cheapo approach to this (my approach) is to get the most cost/performance efficient current-gen quad-core at the lowest possible price (for example my 4700mq cost me around 150$). If I had money to burn, though, I'd have gone for the 4810mq myself, since it can go 4GHz wheres the 4930mx barely goes over 4.2 for a massive price increase.
     
    sangemaru, Oct 29, 2014
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  9. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Absolutely go for it.

    Right now for those who want the most performance but don't want to break their bank or melt their crotch, the 4910MQ is the perfect chip to get. Overclockable to 4.3GHz on all 4 cores and 4.5GHz single core speed, it pretty much negates the value of the 4930/4940MX unless you're aiming for more than 4.3GHz on all 4 cores.
     
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    Overall it's peanuts ghz. Depends on the laptop cooling, better have a 4700mq on a good laptop that can sustain 3.4 ghz turbo on 4 cores forever than a 4810mq or higher on a crap laptop that can't handle turbos without throttling :)

    I have a 4700hq and don't even need that much power.
     
    Kallogan, Nov 1, 2014
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  11. kais91

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    for only 35 bucks its definitely the smart route to go.
     
    kais91, Nov 3, 2014
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