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Fujitsu CPU options are the 8250U/8350U/8650U.
What are the thoughts on the VPRO CPUs, e.g., 8650U vs. the regular 8550U non-VPRO? (I rejected the low-grade Kaby LakeR i5-8250U.)
The 8650U is supposedly a bit faster than the 8550U, but it seems there are some possible security issues on the VPRO. Should I care?
What are the thoughts on the VPRO CPUs, e.g., 8650U vs. the regular 8550U non-VPRO? (I rejected the low-grade Kaby LakeR i5-8250U.)
The 8650U is supposedly a bit faster than the 8550U, but it seems there are some possible security issues on the VPRO. Should I care?
Stereodude
Not really a
Why did you automatically discard the i5-8250U? It's a real quad core. It just lacks hyperthreading. From my quick look, I certainly wouldn't pay more money for a 8650U over a 8550U.
Oddly enough the i7-8550U and 8650U are priced the same according to Intel as are the i5-8250U/8350U.
However, few laptops have the 8650U or 8350U options for whatever reason. Most 2018 thin/light and mid-sized laptops offer the option of 8250U or 8550U.
Of course the larger performance laptops offer the 45W CPUs, but that is another story.
Stereodude
Not really a
Those results don't make any sense. Single threaded is only 5% faster max presuming you don't hit the TDP. Multi threaded will be TDP limited with both.
There can't be a greater difference between the i7-8650 and the i7-8550 than the i7-8550 and the i5-8250.
Perhaps the 8650U is used in laptops with better cooling solutions, other hardware differences, or the benchmark is bunk.
For practical purposes I also compare the clock speeds.
Sony Vaio claims that good cooling produces better performance on the 8250U than the usual 8550U and the well-cooled 8550U is better yet.
Stereodude
Not really a
I think that's also unlikely. Perhaps the 8650u was used in laptops configured for the up TDP of 25W.
My experience with Intel Turbo Boost is that the temperature of the chip has pretty much nothing to do with the clock speed as long as you're not right at the very limit for CPU temp throttling the chip. I found with the E5 Xeon processors that it didn't matter if they were 50C or 75+C under load. They ran at the same speed limited by the TDP/power budget.
One review I saw of the i7-8550u showed it could turbo boost all cores loaded above the minimum 1.8gHz, but only by a few hundred MHz. That would presumably also be true for the 8650u which means there's no inherent advantage of the minimum guaranteed base clock of 1.8gHz vs. 1.9gHz pending no other issue.
Is the max clock of the Kaby Lake R reachable with single thread performance? The difference between the 8550U and 8650U is minimal, but the 8250U is not good at only 3.4GHz.
Stereodude
Not really a
The benchmarks I saw seem to show they can reach the max clock speed with single threaded performance in the 15W mode.
What would you use for RAM in the KABY Lake laptops rated for the DDR4 2400?
There is only one socket due to the 4GB RAM chip being soldered.
I was looking at this Crucial SO-DIMM, but am unsure if that is the best option.
There is only one socket due to the 4GB RAM chip being soldered.
I was looking at this Crucial SO-DIMM, but am unsure if that is the best option.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Does Samsung have a certified RAM list for your laptop?
Typically for unknown or non-publised lists, I'll stick with Kingston Intel-Certified RAM, or visit: https://www.kingston.com/en/memory/desktop-notebook/system-specific or http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/advisor to find out...
Typically for unknown or non-publised lists, I'll stick with Kingston Intel-Certified RAM, or visit: https://www.kingston.com/en/memory/desktop-notebook/system-specific or http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/advisor to find out...
Actually Samsung and LG have no RAM.
I was thinking about the Fujitsu, but typically it takes months for the new models to appear in configuration lists.If I understand correctly the regular KABY Lake used 2133, but the Type R uses 2400.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Here is the Intel tested list... This should give a very high degree of confidence that'll just work...
DDR4-2400: https://www.intel.com.au/content/ww...ecc-tested-at-2400mts-validation-results.html
Main list for others: https://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/platform-memory/platform-memory.html
DDR4-2400: https://www.intel.com.au/content/ww...ecc-tested-at-2400mts-validation-results.html
Main list for others: https://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/platform-memory/platform-memory.html
Thanks. It is on the list, albeit for 7th generation CPUs. I feel better with the barebones SO-DIMM. Heatsinked SO-DIMMs may have some use in a large case, but the small, thin/light laptops have no extra space.
ddrueding
Fixture
Pre-ordered this. Should be good. Flying to Bucharest in about 6 weeks, and want to try the Oculus Rift on the flight.
I suppose that is good performance for 4+ lbs. However, I would be using it in a hotel room or somewhere else, not on an airline. You are not sleeping on the red-eye flight?
sdbardwick
Storage is cool
Whoa! 180 Watt power adapter. Can you even run an adapter of that size on airplane seat power? IIRC DC connections at the seat are limited to around 75 Watts.
ddrueding
Fixture
I suspect it can charge at a lower draw. Perhaps it will limit performance when on battery (I hear most modern gaming laptops do). I've booked a bed at the very front (bulkhead in front of me), so there should be room for the sensors.
Forget the airplane, who wants to haul that big honking adapter around the rest of the time? I'm surprised it can't work off of a 90W adapter.
Meanwhile I'm hoping to charge the little KABY Lake R with a 30-40W USB-C charger if needed. The 65W charger is bit bulky to carry.
ddrueding
Fixture
Did you look at the size of the adapter? It is remarkably small for the power output. Smaller than the current at least.
It's just a spec sheet without images. Maybe my bowser is not up to par.
It only has 82WHr of batteries, so obviously the 180W is for the CPU/GPU. 65W is about right for charging.
Why is the resolution so low for 15.6' display? Is it for the gamers' vision?
ddrueding
Fixture
Gaming mainly. They traded resolution for a higher refresh rate. Most of the time when I care about performance I'll be using an external monitor anyway.
The order was re-placed now with May shipping.
I'm not sure about the USB power since multiple voltages are available. Does the USB-C port need 19V to charge?
I was able to obtain the Crucial Ballistix RAM more readily than the more basic Crucial.
It works just fine despite the stupid-looking decal that is a picture of a heat sink.
The laptop BIOS doesn't show any options for voltage, timings, etc.
time
Storage? I am Storage!
Is it by chance an OLED display?
No, it has some kind of LED LCD. It is 13.3" 1920x1080 matte without the stupid touch sensors.
The image is fairly good but not wide gamut. Color temp was 7300 before calibration to 5500K.
Of course there is a little grayscale ba ding since the blue and green are substantially diminished.
The image is fairly good but not wide gamut. Color temp was 7300 before calibration to 5500K.
Of course there is a little grayscale ba ding since the blue and green are substantially diminished.
I figured it out. Despite setting all the CP power management options to maximum, there are additional power settings in the UHD 620 graphics for battery saving that oddly screw up the brightness and contrast.