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WOF: Do you know what your CPU's clocked at?
Considering TechSpot's audience mix of techies, hardware enthusiasts, IT pros and gamers, the question above sounds overly simplistic, if not insulting, but is it? Over the last decade, the MHz measurement in your PC's processor has lost much of its meaning, in part because it's no longer an absolute reflection of performance, but that may not the end of it.
For example, I know I'm running a Core i7 870 processor in my workstation, but I have no clue what exact frequency the CPU is running at. I don't think that would have been the case 5 or 10 years ago when I ran my overclocked Celeron 300a or Athlon dual-core processor. Back then I cared about clock and bus speeds, RAM timings, and other details that today I barely pay attention to before upgrading to a new platform.
With devices like smartphones and tablets invading the consumer space in sheer numbers, bringing potential irrelevancy to component specifications, do you think this is a trend that will inevitably hit computers sooner or later?
How about yourself, off the top of your head (DON'T LOOK IT UP), do you know what's your PC's CPU clock speed? Discuss.
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Yes I know! Phenom II x4 955 @3.2ghz, no need to overclock it
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AMD Phenom II X4 3.30 GHz
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intel i7 920 oced to 3.2 ghz
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lopdog said:
Intel i7 Q820 @ 1.73 Ghz OR 1.78 Ghz (OK, I had to look it up, it's 1.73...
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Core i7 920 @ 4.4Ghz w/ HT on air cooling for 19 months!!!
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C2Q 8400 running at stock speed of 2.66GHz.
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i7 860 .... me remember 2.8 GHz... will check n re post if am wrong
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I have an AMD Athlon II X4 340 stock clock is 3.00GHz. Overclocked mine to 3.7GHz
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labtop, 2.2Ghz desktop FX-55 @2.6 tablet ARM @ 1Ghz
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yes. i do
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My main desktop runs a C2D E8400 at 3.0 GHZ, I did have it O.C. to 3.6 for a while, but it started running pretty hot.
My laptop is a 6yr old Acer with a CeleronM running at 1.5 GHZ, and my other desktop that I don't use ever is a C2D E4200 - but I don't remember the clock, want to say 2ish GHZ.
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....[ ]....and my other desktop that I don't use ever is a C2D E4200 - but I don't remember the clock, want to say 2ish GHZ.I didn't think they made an "E4200", (obviously a typo). The "Allendales" started at "E4300". and Intel concurs...http://ark.intel.com/products/series/27968 (The E4300 clocks stock @ 1.8Ghz)
If anybody's in the mood for trivia, the E2xxx series of Pentium Dual Core CPU were referred to by many people as "Allendale" cores. Truth is they were "Conroe" cores, same as the original C2D: [link]
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Phenom 1 9550 X4 2.2Ghz
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965BE 3.4GHz overclocked and stable at 4.31ghz 1.5voltz....now my laptop I have no idea whats in it...
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i7 2600k core 100 X45= 4.5hz,
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Core 2 Duo E7200, 2533 Mhz, FSB 1066... If I'm not mistaken, core's multiplier number is x11 when running under load and x9 when idles. That leads to the not very solid conclusion that the core's speed is 230 Mhz... Ok, I'm lying... =P
Other details I remember are 3MB L3 memory... and that's it!
Now that I researched it all... I was indeed lying! Core's multiplier is 9.5... and those are 3MB of L2 memory!
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Amd x4 955 3.2ghz
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i5-750 @ 3.2 GHz
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core i7 920 OC'ed at 3.40 GHz
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HiDDeNMisT said:
AMD Phenom X6 1090T Black Edition @ 3.2 GHz
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treetops said:
Amd quadcore 3.2 ghz, I built my rig so its hard for me to forget my clock speed. Most people I talk to have no clue what there cpu speed is. I don't see myself forgetting this computers clock speed in the next 10 years.
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LNCPapa said:
I'm sure that will change as other things become more important to you. I was the same way for a long time but now all I care about is my family and for my computers to be stable and fast enough to do what I want. I used to make sure my computer was faster than all of my friends' computers, but I don't care about that any more.
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Intel core 2 duo at 2.6 GHz, and Intel core 2 duo at 2.8 GHz (2009 Macbook Pro)
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ddg4005 said:
Core 2 Quad Q9650 clocked @ 3GHz (non-overclocked).
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i3 2100 @ stock 3.1 GHz
Pentium D 920 @ stock 2.8 GHz (OC to 3.1 sometimes)
Some Core 2 laptop CPU: @ 1.67 GHz
Pentium 4 @ 3.1 Ghz
Another P4 @ 1.6 Ghz
Core 2 Desktop @ 1.7 Ghz
PIII @ 800 MHz (I think)
Android Tablet @ 800 Mhz
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