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Does HP Pavilion run at 1.6 GHz, using a 2 GHz chip ?? Dave (from the UK) 02-16-2006
Posted by Dave (from the UK) on February 16, 2006, 1:01 am
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 If the HP product note is to be believed,

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/pdf/c00586198.pdf

the HP Pavilion dv5049EA runs a 64-bit AMD ML-37 mobile processor at up
to 1600 MHz.


Yet, many laptops, such as the Acer Ferraris run the chip at 2 GHz, and
according to the AMD web site

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_12651_12659,00.html

the ML-37 is a 2 GHz chip.

I'm puzzled if HP have decided to run it slower (perhaps to reduce
battery drain), or if there is a mistake, and its either not an ML-37 or
it really runs at 2 GHz, not 1.6 as the spec sheet above says.

Comments??

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Posted by William P.N. Smith on February 16, 2006, 7:51 am
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 "Dave (from the UK)"
>I'm puzzled if HP have decided to run it slower (perhaps to reduce
>battery drain)

Reducing the clock on a CPU will dramatically reduce power consumption
(and waste heat) while providing adequate performance. You really
won't notice 25% difference in CPU speed in everyday applications.

Posted by Dave (from the UK) on February 16, 2006, 2:58 pm
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William P.N. Smith wrote:
> "Dave (from the UK)"
>
>>I'm puzzled if HP have decided to run it slower (perhaps to reduce
>>battery drain)
>
>
> Reducing the clock on a CPU will dramatically reduce power consumption
> (and waste heat) while providing adequate performance. You really
> won't notice 25% difference in CPU speed in everyday applications.

Although elsewhere I found mention of a 1600 MHz FSB on the chip. I
don't know if that is what is meant.


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