Emachine M5310 not 2.0Ghz

[nsxxtreme]

I was hoping to get some help from some experts here. I just bought the emachine M5310 it is supposed to have an AMD 2400+ in it. When I check the bios it says it is running at 1800 Mhz. From everything I have read a 2400+ is supposed to be running at 2.0Ghz. So I call emachines tech support and they told me since it is a barton core it runs at 1.8Ghz but has the processing power of the 2.0Ghz part. Well this sounded like BS to me so I decided to benchmark it with sisoftware Sandra 2003. When I did this It came no where near the scores of an AMD 2400+. It more evenly matched the AMD 2200+, which is what I expected since it runs at 1.8Ghz. So what do you think? Am I crazy or what? All the other machines in the store that are advertised as 2400+ run at 2.0 Ghz. Need help as soon as possible as I oly have 14 days to return it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank You

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Need help as soon as possible as I oly have 14 days to return it.

Sounds like you'll be returning it on Day 12 if there aren't any options in the BIOS you can change.

 

[mechBgon]

Welcome to the Forums nsxxtreme

It looks to me like they put an Athlon XP-M 2200+ in your system, just like you're suspecting. Double-check by running DXDIAG.EXE (you can search the hard drive for it, it's the DirectX reporting tool) and it will say not only the CPU model, but the real clock speed.

 

[Viper96720]

You should be able to run dxdiag.exe by clicking start, run, and type in dxdiag.

 

[robcy]

There are various emachines models that went thru a CPU change without a change in its model number. My sister bought one that said it had a 2000+ (1667mhz), and it actually came with a 2200+ (1800mhz). I know its the opposite of your situation, but even the original box said it was a 2000+ on all of the labels.

In your case I would take it back, and get another one.

 

[Viper96720]

Yep if your CPU has 512K L2 cache you got a Barton core operates at 1.8Ghz
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,925991,00.asp

 

[nsxxtreme]

Thank you for that link. I don't know how they are getting away with that because it is not running anywhere near the performance of an AMD 2400+. I would post my pics of my results but it doesn't appear that is allowed here. Also how do you end up with 448 MB of memory when it is supposed to come with 512 MB?

 

[fr]

Originally posted by: nsxxtreme
Thank you for that link. I don't know how they are getting away with that because it is not running anywhere near the performance of an AMD 2400+. I would post my pics of my results but it doesn't appear that is allowed here. Also how do you end up with 448 MB of memory when it is supposed to come with 512 MB? You can see the results here and here

Shared video memory?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: fr

Originally posted by: nsxxtreme
Thank you for that link. I don't know how they are getting away with that because it is not running anywhere near the performance of an AMD 2400+. I would post my pics of my results but it doesn't appear that is allowed here. Also how do you end up with 448 MB of memory when it is supposed to come with 512 MB? You can see the results here and here

Shared video memory?

That would not affect the processor. It would just decrease available memory.

-Por

 

[cow123]

2500+ runs about the same as 2200+ in sisoft arithmetic benchy, the cache doesnt help in that particular synthetic benchmark, only clock speed. real world performance, if that chip is indeed a barton, it will run around the speed of the 2400+/2600+ depending on app used

 

[nsxxtreme]

Thanks guys I think the shared video memory is where my missing memory went. I didn't think of that one, what is a good benchmark software that I can use. Better yet does Anandtech have any reviews of this processor with the slower clock speed? If this thing really runs at what it is supposed to I will keep it.

Thanks a lot guys for the info and help.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Return it because emachines are crap, 2500 or not.

 

[Spicedaddy]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Return it because emachines are crap, 2500 or not.

 

[nsxxtreme]

I don't really need a fully loaded laptop I have multiple desktops for that. Show me a PC in the $1100 price range that runs competively with it and I would be happy to return it.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Spicedaddy

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Return it because emachines are crap, 2500 or not.