Playing A-10C on a Laptop

[hitman]

thats great, but @ 2.3 GHz? I mean the processor will literally scream when

1TB is waist full..

 

I think one has to compromise between mobility and gaming.... they can't be both on same boat.

The turboboost function brings it to 3.2ghz. Thats about where you said you want it, and if you want higher, youll have to fork out a few hundred if not a thousand more dollars to get there.

[WildBillKelsoe]

The turboboost function brings it to 3.2ghz. Thats about where you said you want it, and if you want higher, youll have to fork out a few hundred if not a thousand more dollars to get there.

 

ARRRGHHH!!!! I would fork out like 2 k USD for a lappy if it's stock 3.2ghz and not boosted to.

[Teapot]

I'd go as far as say that you should never trust the Task Manager for anything at all, beyond possibly force-closing applications. :P

 

But yes, it shows logical cores.

 

Thanks mate! :)

[EtherealN]

ARRRGHHH!!!! I would fork out like 2 k USD for a lappy if it's stock 3.2ghz and not boosted to.

 

Well, don't stare yourself blind at what is called "stock". Mobile processors have lower "stock" speeds as a battery life concession; they're basically set to, by default, run slower at a lower voltage. the i7-3610QM processor in that unit has the following fact sheet:

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/64899/intel-core-i7-3610qm-processor-(6m-cache-up-to-3_30-ghz)

 

If one core is loaded fully, it will clock up to 3.3GHz. 2 cores loaded = 3.2GHz, 3 or 4 cores gives 3.1GHz. In actual fact, I'd suspect that you'll almost never see the thing run at 2.3GHz - it'll either be at one of those turbo frequencies, or it'll be even lower. The days where processors just sat there at a specific clock speed are long gone, and thank the lords for that.

 

That is actually a pretty good processor as far as laptops go. Don't compare the clock speed of this with the clock speed of any other processor. 3.2GHz on an Ivy Bridge platform with a good cache (as is the case here) equals at an absolute minimum somewhere around 4.8 or more GHz on a desktop Core2Quad - probably even more since there's more than just the compute-resources that have improved in the mean time; we also have the memory controller and PCIe controller integrated as well.

 

Also, just in case this is what's confusing you: the boost clock values we are talking about here are NOT user overclocking. This is factory setting. This is "stock". And it is included in your standard warranty. It's all about just moving up and down in speed according to what the user needs at a specific point in time; which allows the CPU to also manipulate voltages on the fly, giving power savings and thus an improved battery life (and, quite likely, also an increased life of the processor itself).

 

Now, of course, desktop Ivy's are better, but that is mainly because they usually don't have to worry about battery life in their design, and have considerably better heat dissipation facilities available even at stock cooling solutions in a cramped Dell chassis than a laptop can achieve. Different worlds as far as the challenges the types of systems give to system designers.

 

EDIT: Since the thread has ended up mainly being about the hardware, I took the liberty of moving it to the Hardware section.

Edited May 19, 2012 by EtherealN