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    Samsung CPUs (if exist any)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mg428, Oct 21, 2014.

  1. mg428

    mg428 Notebook Geek

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    A relative of mine requested me to find a laptop suitable for her needs. I guess I've settled on some Samsung laptops NP905S3G, but I have some reservations that I need to sort out first:

    1) Does Samsung manufacture its own CPUs? (I did not hear about this before but some e-tailers specifically state that certain NP905S3G varities are made by Samsung, some say nothing, leading to uncertainty).

    2) If "yes", then how long Samsung has been manufacturing them?

    3) Has enough time passed to judge quality of Samsung CPUs?

    4) If "yes", in general, is it possible to say that AMD is better than Samsung, just as Intel is better than AMD as widely accepted?
     
    mg428, Oct 21, 2014
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    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Ummmm, no.
     
    alexhawker, Oct 21, 2014
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  3. Game7a1

    Game7a1 ?

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    Well technically, they make Phone CPUs, so the answer is yes. Samsung just doesn't make any Computer CPUs.
     
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    mg428 Notebook Geek

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    Thank you guys. It must be the mistake of the etailers listing incorrect specifications.
     
    mg428, Oct 21, 2014
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  5. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Yup, Samsung only makes phone CPU's...
     
    TomJGX, Oct 21, 2014
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  6. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The unnamed CPU in the NP905S3G is actually AMD but, for some unknown reason, Samsung didn't want the CPU to report its true identity.

    Read more here.

    John
     
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