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    Whats up with the Processor Speed?

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by Robert812005, Jul 28, 2004.

  1. Robert812005

    Robert812005 Newbie

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    I bought a M5312, wich comes standard with a 2400+ Athalon XP Processor[^], but I checked my system info at startup, and it says I only have a cpu speed of 1800[B)], I tried to chande the spped manually from there, and it wont let me touch the option. Can someone plz explain to me whether it's just me, or if im doing something wrong, because im gettin tired of the slow speed.....
     
    Robert812005, Jul 28, 2004
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  2. Advil

    Advil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hate to break this to ya, but 1800mhz is the speed its supposed to be. The 2400+ is just a number AMD gave the chip based on its performance level.
     
    Advil, Jul 29, 2004
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  3. mecdave

    mecdave Notebook Guru

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    That's the normal clock speed a Mobile 2400 runs...

    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-400&depa=0
     
    mecdave, Jul 29, 2004
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    [|)] Thanks guys, I was just worrying that I wasnt gettin my moneys worth. By the way, would anyone know a good overclocking program, or tweaker, anything of the type that should work perfectly with this processor? [?]
     
    Robert812005, Jul 29, 2004
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  5. controller

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    Correct me if I am wrong, but I read somewhere that the total speed is the sum of the cpu plus the L1 and L2 cache. So the AMD Athlon 2400+ is 1800 cpu + (512 + 128) cache.
     
    controller, Jul 29, 2004
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  6. mecdave

    mecdave Notebook Guru

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by controller
     
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    mecdave, Jul 29, 2004
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    AMD's ranking system has proven to be pretty accurate for its chips thus far, with an Athlon 3700+ outperforming a 3.6 GHz P4 in most circumstances.
     
    ReverendDC, Jul 30, 2004
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    This all goes back to the days of the first generation pentiums when the 'other' (read non-Intel) chip makers were making clone chips that ran faster than their actual clock speeds. They used P-ratings to show how fast their chips ran in comparison to an actual Intel Pentium. The Athlon chips are the same and have been for a long time, not just recently. So a 3400+ in the M6811, for example, gives performance comparable to a Pentium 4 running at 3.4 gigahertz, even though it's actual clock speed is only 2.2 Ghz. Understand how it works, now? [8D]
     
    animekenji, Aug 9, 2004
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