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    M6805 Clock Speed?

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by kx_guy86, Jun 12, 2004.

  1. kx_guy86

    kx_guy86 Newbie

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    Hello everyone, again! My question is concerning the clock speed on my laptop. It says it runs at 800 Mhz when on battery which I know is to save power. But when it is plugged in it is saying only 1.6 GHz. I thought it was supposed to run at 1.8? It says this where you right clock on "My Computer" BTW. Thanks!
     
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    Okay, now I'm really confused. When I start the computer on AC power, it usually says 800 MHZ but then after a few minutes will change to 1.6 and then finally 1.8. But if I go check it again later it could sometimes say 1.6 or 800 again. I benched it on Sandra and the CPU scores were: 7,826 / 2,847 / 3,665. On battery they were like half that so I know it's running faster but I just don't know if it's running quite what it should. If anyone can help me that'd be great!!!
     
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    orion7144 Notebook Consultant

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    What are you using to check the clock speed? If you are relying on Windows that is not reliable.
     
    orion7144, Jun 12, 2004
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    What is a good program to check clock speed with then? I'm scoring twice as high when I have it plugged in so it must be running faster on AC even though it still only says 800. I just don't want to do the Power Now fix though because i WANT it to run at 800 when on battery. But I just want to be sure that it is indeed switching to full speed when plugged in. Ahhhh lol
     
    kx_guy86, Jun 12, 2004
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    syarost Notebook Enthusiast

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    Go to AMD.com and download the PowerNow! Dashboard. This will show you how your CPU is behaving dynamically. It can be found at http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/SellAMDProducts/0,,30_177_3472_1353%5E3841%5E9079%5E964,00.html
     
    syarost, Jun 25, 2004
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