Here is the key with the cert process.  Going through a certified agency you can get certified in 1 to 2 weeks.  Other companies have done this like Apple and Samsung.  Why anyone made a big issue of the cert was always something I thought was silly.  Also from what I have read you can set things up ahead of time.  Bascially MS could have had final at one point, changed specs and can recert just the changes.  In the end it never was anything for anyone to make an issue with

There are two things that the FCC tests for, FCC Part 68 and FCC Part 15.  FCC Part 15 is what a every computer device gets tested to determine what frequencies it emits, if any.  However, because the Xbox One and PS4 both intentially emit frequencies, they're a Class C device (The GameCube, PS2, and Xbox were all Class B devices).  The only thing the FCC would do is verify that the device doesn't emit radiation outside of the permitted frequency range. 

That said, my guess is that they certified at 1.75GHz, however I highly doubt that they would have to recertify at if they did originally start with 1.6GHz.  Reason being is you're not worried about the processor, you're worried about the unit itself giving off radiation (a frequency) that you don't expect.  The processor is giving off something at or around 1.75GHz.  In most cases, it's higher.  I seriously doubt they'd bother with recertification if the rest of the system functions properly and doesn't emit any unexpected radiation.

After all, you can buy a motherboard that has absolutely no processor on it.  The motherboard doesn't need to be tested with every single possible processor to ensure that it doesn't emit unintended background radiation.  They just need to test the board with a processor to ensure there are no flaws in the design that permit unintended background radiation.

Bottomline, yes the Xbox One could have easily gone through certification at and passed, and they likely won't have to recertify.

Good luck with that. I asked for proof last night that MS had ever officially confirmed Killer Instinct as 1080p60 (was not even doubting him, was just genuinely curious) and he vanished from the thread. I assume he went to scour Neogaf's search function.

It should be a rule to provide links.

I guess now we wait for Sony to confirm their CPU. Been seeing for months (rumors) it's 2.0

I do enjoy seeing Microsoft only confirm either increases to unconfirmed specs and/or only confirming specs after increase

Well 1.75>1.6 is certainly better. Moar power to Xbox.

Funny how I don't see any of the xbots say sorry to ethomaz for attacking him when he was closer to the actual clock compared to semi accurate. And u guys are still attacking him? Lol u guys should just give up and eat crow.

Moderated - Kresnik.

Please confirm this.

Cause it still looks on paper that the Xbox One CPU is killing the PS4's.

The closer MS gets to PS4 specs, the less specs matter. Now that we have that out of the way, its time to see when Sony will get working retail units going since my understanding is all recent showings have been PCs with PS4 hardware in them. I think that is the last big thing people have been worried about.
I'm just glad that people now better understand that the Wii Us lower clock speed than PS3/360 doesn't mean its not next gen as the other 2 next gen consoles are also lower. All that means is the CPU can do more with less power.
I am interested in seeing the difference in a PPc based chip and one for mobiles like in PS4. General PPC based chips are more efficient than normal PC chips and I am curious to see how mobile chips stack up as well. I guess I need to look into it myself as anything I get here will be somewhat bias depending on the platform the responder likes.

Maybe once everyone gets done playing the specs game we can focus on what really matters. The actual games.

Software/firmware.

real mature