Why is always given the "maximum" CPU clock frequency in notebook comparison pages, although actually no normal user will ever find the way to the BIOS to enable the overclocking? Is not it much more representative to specify the default clock frequency? In addition, the battery life is certainly rated for the standard performance, right?
What sells better?
4 x 1.1 GHz or 3.4 GHz?
Way into the BIOS will find to enable overclocking
You do not do that in the BIOS! This is a boost clock and it is automatically active.
So you recommend to buy notebooks for less tech-affine people always based on the standard frequency to decide?
What you see there's the BURST bar.
In case of stress, your processor will automatically clock up to burst mode.
For notebooks, you have the option of working long hours in battery mode, or more demanding work in network mode. If you use the processor harder and are on line (+ high performance), you automatically have the specified burst clock
This is pure sales marketing.
Sorry only one sentence is so!
so long
PS: tomshardware is now also testing NB.
No. Neither the boost nor the standard clock is meaningful.
It only helps to get the information from the net.