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New I7 CPU has very low Windows Experience Index

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Mar 15, 202618962 views
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Two new laptops that contain an INTEL CORE I7-2920XM CPU have a Windows Experience Index score of 3.8. This laptop (a brand new Dell Precision 4600) responds very slow in various Office programs. Diagnostics has been run, and it didn't uncover any errors. What could be causing this low WPI score? U…

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Check the temperatures before and when running some demanding program. The CPU may be throttling. I've seen laptops which were unusable due to too aggressive throttling settings. Another option may be aggressive power saving modes. First plug the la…

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