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laptop cpu question
- Thread starter gibz117
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Cause it is using speedstep probably to save power. Run a program like prime95 and check everest again while it runs. Or use the benchmark everest has and look then, etc.
Do you have some laptop specific CPU throttling enabled (to save battery power)? What does CPU-Z say (all of it, not just clockspeed). What if you use mains power from the powersupply and not the battery?
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Use CPU-z, not everest as it has problems detecting things sometimes...
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did you try running it under load? as mentioned before that x6 multiplier looks like speedstep.
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What operating system are you using? XP or Vista?
I believe Vista has this power management feature where it can set the CPU speed to either "power saver" or "power hungry". It is the power management section of the Control Panel.
I believe Vista has this power management feature where it can set the CPU speed to either "power saver" or "power hungry". It is the power management section of the Control Panel.
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Get prime 95 and load it, my cpu on my MSI idle's at 800Mhz and runs at 3.13Ghz when put under heavy load.
