Predator G9-791 (i7-6700HQ) CPU underperformance, compared to LENOVO P70 running same processor

gautam2009
gautam2009 Member Posts: 20 Troubleshooter
edited March 2023 in 2017 Archives

The CPU performance delivered by Predator G9-791 using i7-6700HQ makes it clear that the processor is under-performing, I have attached details of the performance.

 

Definitely, somewhere something is missing in ACER Predator G9-791 BIOS, firmware, driver, etc. It's a humble request to ACER, to kindly look into, as it certainly requires attention.

 

Issue

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I know ACER Predator G9-791 is a gaming machine and the hardware specs qualifies equally to run Virtual Machines.

(Iam NOT talking about CAD, MAYA or any 3D rendering software which uses Nvidia Quadro)

 

Issue is, the CPU utilization is constantly 100% when 5 Virtual Machines are running at the same time.

I replaced my old MSI GT70 running i7-3610QM with Acer Predator G9-791 and to my surprize they both perform almost the same.

 

I made 3 comparisons (MSI GT70, Lenovo P50 and ASUS G752VY) details provided below:

 

Machine details:

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System Model Predator G9-791

System Type x64-based PC

System SKU Predator G9-791_105B_1.10

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date Acer V1.10, 3/3/2016

SMBIOS Version 2.8

Embedded Controller Version 2.07

BIOS Mode UEFI

 

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 48.0 GB

Total Physical Memory 47.9 GB

Available Physical Memory 42.4 GB

Total Virtual Memory 54.9 GB

Available Virtual Memory 49.3 GB

Page File Space 7.00 GB

 

Crucial SSD 512GB for Operating System as C:

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB for D:

 

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393

 

Application installed

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VMware® Workstation 12 Pro Version 12.5.5 build-5234757 running on this machine.

 

Comparison 1 - MSI GT70 (my old laptop)

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OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393

 

System Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

System Model GT70

System Type x64-based PC

 

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. E1762IMS.10U, 1/21/2013

SMBIOS Version 2.7

Embedded Controller Version 255.255

BIOS Mode Legacy

BaseBoard Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

 

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB

Total Physical Memory 31.9 GB

Available Physical Memory 28.7 GB

Total Virtual Memory 32.1 GB

Available Virtual Memory 28.9 GB

 

Conclusion - This being an old machine the ratio of CPU performance is better than Predator G9-791






Comparison 2 - LENOVO P70

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System Manufacturer LENOVO

System Model 20EN0013US

System Type x64-based PC

System SKU LENOVO_MT_20EN_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad P50

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2592 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date LENOVO N1EET64W (1.37 ), 08/12/2016

BIOS Mode UEFI

BaseBoard Manufacturer LENOVO

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.15063.0"

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 64.0 GB

Total Physical Memory 63.9 GB

Available Physical Memory 59.8 GB

Total Virtual Memory 73.4 GB

Available Virtual Memory 70.3 GB

Page File Space 9.50 GB

 

Application installed

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VMware® Workstation 12 Pro Version 12.5.5 build-5234757 running on this machine.

 

Conclusion - Using the same processor as Predator G9-791 the CPU performance is far better, see the attached screenshots






Comparison 3 - ASUS G752VY

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OS Name             Microsoft Windows 10 Pro          

Version 10.0.14393 Build 14393

 

System Manufacturer    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.           

System Model   G752VY

System Type      x64-based PC    

System SKU        ASUS-NotebookSKU      

Processor            Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HK CPU @ 2.70GHz, 2701 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)              

BIOS Version/Date          American Megatrends Inc. G752VY.208, 12/8/2015          

SMBIOS Version               3.0         

Embedded Controller Version    255.255                

BIOS Mode         UEFI      

Installed Physical Memory (RAM)             64.0 GB

Total Physical Memory  63.9 GB

Available Physical Memory          58.6 GB

Total Virtual Memory     73.4 GB

Available Virtual Memory             67.5 GB

Page File Space 9.50 GB



Application installed

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VMware® Workstation 12 Pro Version 12.5.5 build-5234757 running on this machine.

 

Conclusion: Since the processor used is better the 6700HQ so by nature it will have a better performance. Hence, the CPU utilization on this ASUS after all the virtual machines are started settles down to 13 to 20 percent   5.png6.png7.png