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So obviously it's soldered on and can't be replaced, since it's a mobile CPU. From what I can gather the 7945HX is, quite literally, the desktop's 7950X at a lower wattage? I believe Intel does a similar thing with the absolute highest-tier Raptor Lake chips on mobile too, being the same chip as the desktop ones (which, for Intel, is why the higher end laptops are so prone to the Raptor Lake failures)? The Minisforum implementation of it is a bit special with a 100W limit instead of 75W like the laptop one normally is.
Is it actually the same chip? If so, is it expected to run the same as the 7950X at a given wattage point (i.e.: both are at 80W, or something)? And I figure the rest of the system is more efficient on energy as well given that it uses SO-DIMMs? Although I think SO-DIMMs are a bit slower, right?
So obviously it's soldered on and can't be replaced, since it's a mobile CPU. From what I can gather the 7945HX is, quite literally, the desktop's 7950X at a lower wattage? I believe Intel does a similar thing with the absolute highest-tier Raptor Lake chips on mobile too, being the same chip as the desktop ones (which, for Intel, is why the higher end laptops are so prone to the Raptor Lake failures)? The Minisforum implementation of it is a bit special with a 100W limit instead of 75W like the laptop one normally is.
Is it actually the same chip? If so, is it expected to run the same as the 7950X at a given wattage point (i.e.: both are at 80W, or something)? And I figure the rest of the system is more efficient on energy as well given that it uses SO-DIMMs? Although I think SO-DIMMs are a bit slower, right?