Odd CPUID Info??

PC4CAB · Mar 11, 2012

Guys,

I'm new to overclocking and just built a new PC. Curious about what CPUID is showing as the core speed on Core# 0. It's showing 1680.07 MHz (I should note, the last 2 numbers behind the decimal do flucuate a bit..)

I have an Intel Core i7 2600K at a stock speed of 3.4Ghz. Shouldn't that be showing as the core speed?

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2291816

Any ideas? I'm sure I'm looking at this wrong somehow, being new to all of this..

Cheers,
PC4CAB

redduc900 · Mar 11, 2012

The clock speed is at 1.68GHz (x16 core ratio x 105 BCLK) instead of the rated 3.4GHz (x34 core ratio x 100 BCLK) because power-saving options are enabled in the BIOS.

PC4CAB · Mar 11, 2012

Thanks, on the Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3, how do I correct this?

txus.palacios · Mar 11, 2012

Why would you want to correct something that is completely useful?

That features let you save power. That is good. Less money to pay. Less wearing on the CPU.

PC4CAB · Mar 11, 2012

Thanks, agree... I also did figure out the BIOS settings to correct. Thanks to all for the replies..

txus.palacios · Mar 12, 2012

BTW, that does not make your processor slower. If your computer asks for more horsepower, your processor will deliver it. But, when your computer is just bored because you're just browsing the interwebz, it will throttle down so it can "go lazy" and consume less power.

Padron · Mar 15, 2012

Leave cpuid open and then run Prime95... you'll see the speed ramp right up.

prozaC · Mar 17, 2012

speedstep is whats causing this

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