laptop variable speed

[kof2000]

it seems it doesnt run at the speed of cpu, i 've seen a 2.2ghz processor running at 400mhz lol

 

[evilxp2800]

nope ...the 2.2ghz runs at 2.2ghz they arnt downclocked lol

 

[The_Other_One]

AMD's have Cool n Quiet which allows them to underclock when they aren't being used as much to keep things cooler and possibly slow the fans down. I beleive all(desktop and mobile) versions do similar things. I know it's quiet obvious on my laptop with it's Sempron. I've never seen it down to 400MHz! But it is quite commonly around 800MHz... I don't know if it just halfs the speed, or if the Athlons do any more...

 

[joshj]

Athlons don't have cool 'n quiet.

 

[Hairy_Lee]

Athlons don't have cool 'n quiet.

i think you'll find modern (i.e. Athlon 64's) do

 

[The_Other_One]

*cough*
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487^10272,00.html

i think you'll find modern (i.e. Athlon 64's) do

Yes, I wasn't talking about the XP's, or CERTAINLLY not about the original T-Birds. My 1.4GHz is a little heater!

 

[kof2000]

yeah mines have cool n quiet. the speed is comparable to my p4 desktop but the noise level is totally on the other end LOL