CPU Spead Readings?

geowal19 · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:13

I've got a an E7400 2.8Ghz. In the bios the speed is read at 2.8ghz in CPU-Z, OCCT and EVEREST it says it's at 1.6ghz but the performance is good and the tempreture readings are realistic in EVEREST 36C no load. What's going on?

reflux · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:16

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17972811

ecat · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:19

Is this the result of SpeedStep or whatever the current power saving technology is called ? Doesn't it reduce the clock speed of the cpu when the system is idle, increasing the speed again under load ?

geowal19 · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:24

Yeah but I don't want to do this, I don't pay the electric bill and how much difference is it?

reflux · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:28

It makes no difference to performance, but reduces the power consumption and heat output. Why would you want to turn it off?