These two GHz differences??

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mpic92

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When I look at my system specs in the system section of control panel, it reads:

Mobile Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHz 1.85 GHZ, 512 MB or RAM.

I've seen this a lot and want to know the difference between these two numbers.
 
what is the original clock speed? it may be SpeedStep changing the speeds (normal), my Inspiron, and Latitude do the same..
 
How do I find the origional clock speed? I know when I got the computer it said 3.2 GHz on the processor rating.
 
3.2 is what your processor is, but due to your power options, it uses only what is needed to save power/battery.
 
One more odd thing... INstead of saying 3.20 GHz 1.85 GHz like it does most of the time, it will occasionally say 3.20 GHz 3.19 GHz.
 
Intel calls it speedstep, now that I been working on a lot of laptops as of late due to my new job I see it a lot, the processor clocks down to cool itself when it gets too hot
 
You do get the most out of your processor, when you need alot of power, it will use all 3.2GHz, when all you're doing is surfing the web, it can use less than 1GHz. Almost all laptops will do this, and it doesnt affect performance.
 
mpic92 said:
I could care less about that stuff though... how do I get the best out of the processor?
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You don't want the processor running at 3.2ghz at all times, as it uses up lots of power, and produces much heat. Plus, you don't need all the processing power for surfing the web or something. Once your computer feels that you need the power, it'll bump it's speed back up to full.
 
MasterEVC said:
Intel calls it speedstep, now that I been working on a lot of laptops as of late due to my new job I see it a lot, the processor clocks down to cool itself when it gets too hot
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It also down clocks itself when not running of AC power to extend battery life. Laptops are meant as office production machines, business and school, not really made for perfomance and gaming.
 
jljhlhl said:
You do get the most out of your processor, when you need alot of power, it will use all 3.2GHz, when all you're doing is surfing the web, it can use less than 1GHz. Almost all laptops will do this, and it doesnt affect performance.
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Well said. But does it really save a considerable amount of power?
 
Angel.of.Death said:
So if you have 'speedstep' enabled, you can have an hour extra battery life?
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Batteries are weird and inconsistant. Notice any manufacturer guaranteeing any more than 2 to 3 hours of battery life? That is becuase not every battery is made equal

You need to condition your l-ion battery as well. Draining it down to shut down and then charge it to full and repeat.

Also, never constantly charge your battery, that will kill it

When your computer is idle it takes up way less power, remember there is always a current running through it, and the HD is always spinning (until solid state becomes more affordable). The more performance it has to do, the more power it consumes. So, yes there are plenty of things you can do to extend your battery life while using your laptop.
 
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