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    Eurocom M4 Review

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 25, 2014.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 25, 2014
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    Nice review, but there may be a typo or a big issue that needs explanation.

    What were the specifications of the benchmarked model?
    The "SPECS" tab says "Sorry, No product specifications currently found for this product."
    The text says it has a near-top-of-the-line quad core i7-4810, but...

    The benchmark charts seem to contradict the i7-4810.
    For example, in wPrime, a multithreaded CPU-stressing benchmark, it took twice as long as the other laptops.
    • Is it throttling severely?
    • Or maybe the tested configuration has the dual-core i5-4210M ?

    Eurocom M4: Performance
    Data from wPrime chart:
    wPrime processor comparison results (listed in seconds – lower scores mean better performance):

    Alienware 17 (2014)
    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 8

    Aorus x7v2
    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 8.03

    Eurocom Shark 3
    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 8.24

    MSI GT70 Dominator 2PC
    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 8.29

    Eurocom M4
    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( 15.75
     
    Maru, Sep 28, 2014
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    It has an i7-4810MQ but perhaps wPrime was running with less than 8 threads. Either way I'll take a look, thanks for the feedback.

    The Specs tab is outside my control; I always list the specs on the second page of reviews just in case: Eurocom M4: Performance
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 29, 2014
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