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    New Vaio S i7-3612 QM reaches 2.796 GHz max: Throttled?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mobiusnc, Jul 1, 2012.

  1. mobiusnc

    mobiusnc Newbie

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    While running PCMARK7 my cpus only ever reach 2.796 GHz and 78 degrees C. It is set to "Speed" with "Priority to ventilation". Are they being throttled or am I missing some settings? Shouldn't it max at 3.1 GHz?

    PCMARK score: 2434
    Lightweight: 1952
    Productivity: 1666
    Creativity: 2954
    Entertainment: 2583
    Computation: 4261
    System Storage: 1527
    Secondary Storage: 1488

    I know my overall low score is due in large part to the hard drive, but I'm really disappointed with the computation score. It seems terrible in comparison to this Unknown Vaio with a score of 21276!!!! ( http://3dmark.com/pcm7/361096) Is this possible? Can anybody post better results with a SSD?

    Specs are:
    US-SVS151190X-LBOM-3
    3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM quad-core processor
    12GB (4GB fixed onboard + 8GB removable) DDR3-1333MHz
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M LE (2GB) hybrid graphics with Intel® Wireless
    15.5" LED backlit Full HD display (1920 x 1080)
    640GB (7200rpm) hard drive
     
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    pyr0 100% laptop dynamite

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    i7-3612QM
    • Base clock 2,1 GHz
    • max Turbo clocks:
      • 2,8 GHz with all 4 cores active
      • 3,0 GHz with 2 cores
      • 3,1 GHz with 1 core only
    Seems legit if your benchmark utilizes all 4 cores. If you limit cores for your benchmark in the task manager, you can verify all clock settings listed above.
     
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    mobiusnc Newbie

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    Thanks, that explains it! Do you know anything about the computation scores on PCMARK7? Are they heavily storage dependent?
     
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