Who has a Pentium D 945?

[Category 5]

Can you check if throttling is reported in CPU-Z 1.36 and/or 1.37? Versions before that report the CPU as a 950, but correctly report throttling activity. 1.36+ correctly identify the CPU as a 945, but show it at 3.4 GHz without multiplier change to x12 (as demonstrated in 1.35 and earlier).

Thanks!

[hUMANbEATbOX]

cpuz does not show throttleing. you need a program like throttlewatch.
http://www.panopsys.com/Downloads.html

if you see the multi drop down to 12x, that because you have speed step enabled. it drops the speed down at idle, but kicks it back up to full speed when under load.

[Category 5]

"if you see the multi drop down to 12x, that because you have speed step enabled. it drops the speed down at idle, but kicks it back up to full speed when under load."

This is the activity I am looking for. 1.35 and earlier show this switch from x12 to x17. 1.36 and 1.37 do not. Can someone with a 945 try their systems and see if this behavior is consistent across systems?

[hUMANbEATbOX]

silly question maybe, but do you still have speed step enabled in bios?

can you run v1.35 beside v1.37 and does one show the drop to 12x while the other does not?

usually if you go to controlpanel-> system it will show you the correct speeds. at least it does on my p-m laptop. i am currently posting this at 795mhz. you do have to close system and open it up again for the changes to show.

[Category 5]

"silly question maybe, but do you still have speed step enabled in bios?"

Yep

"can you run v1.35 beside v1.37 and does one show the drop to 12x while the other does not?"

Well, not really because CPU-Z complains that one instance is already running if I try to run another (even different versions). ...but yes, 1.35 shows 12x mult until I initiate basically any load, at which time it jumps up to 17x multi. 1.36 and 1.37 indicate 17x mult all the time.

"usually if you go to controlpanel-> system it will show you the correct speeds. at least it does on my p-m laptop. i am currently posting this at 795mhz. you do have to close system and open it up again for the changes to show."

System always shows 3.41 - even when CPU-Z is showing 2.4. I guess that answers it. The system isn't stepping down, and CPU-Z is just whack!

[w2richwood]

i would sure like to hear how the d945 oc i'm thinking of getting one soon