My laptop died so I’m in the market for a new PC. So I found this spec on one I am looking at “12 Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 (25.0 MB cache, 12 cores, 2.10 GHz to 4.90 GHz Turbo) .” So what exactly do they mean by “2.10 GHz to 4.90 GHz Turbo”? Is this CPU’s base speed 2.10 GHz and it can be “overclo…

[image] Louis_R: Stop beating around the bush, Mattias. I just quoted Intel. Take it up with them.

[image] TonyF: While we’re on the subject, are any of these optimizations outdated, particularly 16 and 17? Thanks. Ignore 15 as that can create problems if you run Cubase as admin mode within a user profile. As for the rest, I run my machines as a standard desktop install and only look into…

[image] MattiasNYC: I just quoted Intel. Take it up with them. You quoted your own words LMFAO [image] MattiasNYC: The word “max” isn’t really correct there. 2.1GHz is the base speed. It won’t drop below that. So it’s more of a minimum than a max. Such a statement has never been docum…

[image] Louis_R: You quoted your own words LMFAO No, I didn’t. " What Does Turbo Frequency Mean? Intel CPU specifications list both Max Turbo Frequency and Processor Base Frequency. The processor base frequency refers to the CPU’s regular operating point, while the Max Turbo Frequency refer…

1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 are irrelevant. But beware with 10 if you are using Waves plugins. The licenses are based on the Network Adapter version, so if you ever plan to update it, I’d highly recommend to deactivate the licenses first, or you’ll have to recover them (limited to one time per 12 …

One more question. Is it worthwhile to perform a clean reinstall of Windows in order to purge all the bloatware that comes with off the shelf computers that are preloaded with the OS? Thanks.

Yes, if you’re starting a new laptop anyway, installing Windows fresh from scratch is a good idea.

And may i ask who you are to give out this sort of information ? [image] Louis_R: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 are irrelevant. But beware with 10 if you are using Waves plugins. The licenses are based on the Network Adapter version, so if you ever plan to update it, I’d highly recommend to dea…

[image] Highly-Controversial: And may i ask who you are to give out this sort of information ? Wind your neck in mate, he’s spent time answering someone’s question on a forum who’s wanting advice, not writing the ultimate guide.

Just make sure you get all drivers updated though. I think my laptop was missing a good trackpad driver for a while and it wasn’t a good experience until that was installed (which happened later via a Win update or I did it myself - can’t remember).

Question about CPU clock speed

Cubase

skijumptoes June 29, 2022, 12:58pm 21

For those uninformed on elevated processes:

HTH