Betts1964 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Why do sites such as amazon advertise cpu speed of "up to 3.9GHz" and then when you look at the tech details, it is listed as "1.6GHz" on laptops? Overclocking? I read on some sites it is not a good idea to overclock if that is the case. Is that true concerning laptops? https://imgur.com/IbjZIXA https://imgur.com/IJPLW3I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/149088/intel-core-i5-8265u-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-90-ghz.html overlocking is not recommended for laptops because of lack of cooling also note u in cpu name. means it is a. low power chip hece less powerful version of the same chup. without the u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betts1964 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, bayer said: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/149088/intel-core-i5-8265u-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-90-ghz.html overlocking is not recommended for laptops because of lack of cooling also note u in cpu name. means it is a. low power chip hece less powerful version of the same chup. without the u I see but amazon doesnt state that in those pics. So how can they say it is up to 3.9GHz? Or is this false advertisement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Click Bait.. They just copy whatever specs.. Max speed is different from actual speed anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankl1n Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Betts1964 said: Why do sites such as amazon advertise cpu speed of "up to 3.9GHz" and then when you look at the tech details, it is listed as "1.6GHz" on laptops? Overclocking? I read on some sites it is not a good idea to overclock if that is the case. Is that true concerning laptops? https://imgur.com/IbjZIXA https://imgur.com/IJPLW3I Hello, I understand your concern. IMHO it is always best to purchase from the company direct, not thru a 3rd party like amazon. You will get a better idea of what you are actually buying, and always call and talk to a sales rep for questions that you can not resolve on the web page. ..............as for O/C a lappy, prolly not a great idea. One exception that comes to mind is ASUS ROG series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelial Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 It's not false advertising, and the seller is just not "copying" whatever specs. The processor has a base speed of 1.6 GHz, but it can reach a Maximum speed of 3.90 GHz. You don't need to overclock the processor, this is something that the processor was designed to do. It's an Intel feature, it's called Turbo Boost Technology. Here's a link with the information: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000030893/processors.html Also, in the processor information that @bayeris posting, it clearly states this information. If you click on the "?" icon to the right side of "Max Turbo Frequency" it actually explains it to you TL;DR The amazon advertisement is correct, the speeds are correct, and you don't need to do any overclocking yourself. The processor does it on its own. It's safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I doubt cpu will reach that speed in a mibile setup.. it is just like car max speed and usual running speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelial Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 minute ago, bayer said: I doubt cpu will reach that speed in a mibile setup.. it is just like car max speed and usual running speed That's why the Amazon advertisement states "up to". At no point they're stating "guaranteed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Whenever becomes really hot and you need the calculation power then goes down to the base frequency often, so the turbo-duper-max frequencies on laptops are quite useless. But for example desktop CPUs have already 3.x GHz as base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaomantou Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 10:00 AM, bayer said: I doubt cpu will reach that speed in a mibile setup.. it is just like car max speed and usual running speed It will reach to top speed when cpu working on single core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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