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Old December 16, 2009, 12:07 PM
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Default Quad Core - 2 cores x6 multiplier?
I was just wondering why CPU-z says that 2 of my 4 cores are only running a x6 multiplier while the other two are running x8? I know Speedstep might be the cause but would it only lower the speed of 2 cores? It seems odd.
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Old December 16, 2009, 12:19 PM
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What CPU are you using?
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Old December 16, 2009, 12:20 PM
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