Mobile Q9200 2.40GHz vs i7-820QM 1.73GHz, Which one will be faster

quad core Mobile Core 2 Extreme 2.40GHz

i7-820QM 1.73GHz

all of them are the ES version
and they are almost the same price

according to this site , the 820QM is even faster than the QX9300
Notebookcheck: Mobile Processors - Benchmarklist


but this site shows the QX9200 is just slightly slower than the 920XM
PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End


after overclocking to 2.80GHz (312x9) and 1.93GHz (149x13)
(max overclocking on the MSI-1651 and MSI-1656 laptop using setfsb)

which will be faster ?

I am now using a QX9200 and GTS 160M (MSI-1651 ID2)
look forward to upgrading to the MSI-1656 with 820QM and HD5850

I am afraid that the CPU would be downgraded

 

How did You manage to overclock the 820QM?

 

use the setfsb alter the FSB from 133MHz to 145MHz (149 max)


but the i7-820QM CPU turbo boost like this , like cheating

single core 3.06GHz
dual core 2.4GHz
quad core 1.86GHz

I am loving the Q9200 quad core permanently 2.93GHz (OC)

 

The Q9200 can do more then that if your using an msi machine,

Try unlock the multi with throttlestop.

 

Yes, you should get a lot more:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...unlock-core-2-extreme-multiplier-windows.html

 

Which PLL do You choose in SetFSB to OC the 820QM?

 

yes i tried to use the software

but it just can be alter from 9 to 9.X (just IDA mode ?)

I cant get higher multi on this QX9200

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no change

all the MSI PM55 / HM55 mainbroad use that PLL
MSI-GX640/GT640/GX740/GT740

other laptop may have a TME-locked

 

Did you try to right click>Unlock max fid/vid?

 

thanks so much

now 3204MHz quad core stable

QX9200 - QX9770

I guess after overclocking it will outperform the i7-940XM 2.13GHz (with single core turbo boost to 3.4GHz)

 

1.4V....... Can you run prime95 and see how is your max temp?

 

furmark 1.82 max press mode : CPU/92C GPU/97C

CPU/51 -61C
GPU/53 - 63C
for daily use

 

92C! You want to keep the CPU temp under 80C. Even with my hotter Q9650 I won't get much over 65C at load and 80C is the throttle temp.

 

Agreed, I would also watch that GPU temp.

Maybe time for new thermal paste?

 

Or some new fan mods

 

3336MHz stable !

sp2004 20min passed
CPUMark99 : 483

the furmark test is insane

GTA LC 20min gaming

the max temp is CPU 78C GPU 83C

 

Now thats the way we Msi'ers roll .

 

Holy crap. You OCed an 820QM. Could you provide me the details?

And i'm pretty sure the 820QM is better than the Q9200 because it's more clocks are more efficient or something like that.

 

i thought the fsb multipliers in the 720 and 820 are locked

 

He has an ES model and I have one too, so I'm just trying it out. I think he might have gotten lucky, but I may have also gotten an unlocked one (I bought an ES too).


Edit: By details, I mean steps. I know you used setFSB.

 

A constant 3.2ghz on all 4 cores vs the 820qm. Well even though the instruction pipelines are different which means you cant look at just ghz speed the 4x at 3.2ghz constantly is going to outperform the 820qm and almost every task. I would take a constant 3.2ghz on 4 cores even on an older core 2 architecture over the 1.93ghz overclocked 820qm it will pwn it.

 

PLL on the G73?

 

old C2Q 2.40GHz = $189

new i7-820QM = $449
i7-820QM = $549
i7-920XM = $649
i7-940XM= $799

after overclocking
im pretty sure that 3.33GHz C2Q outperform a i7-940XM @ 2.13GHz

more MHz brings higher MIPS and FLOPS in the same time

C2Q @ 2.88GHz
3DMark06 CPU score : 4852

i7-920XM @ 2.0GHz
3DMark06 CPU score : 3806

 

u don't need all that... just pay $5 and the SetFSB maker will give u the new version which can OC G73 strangely..