i7 2600k isnt using full power

[pinki104]

my i7 sandybridge is clocked to 4.7 but for some reason it never goes above 3.4 even when using 90% load it doesent kick in, this is my first time with sandy bridge so im not sure if theres a seperate option you need to turn on or off for it to work but i just thought ide post for some advice

 

[panyan]

my i7 sandybridge is clocked to 4.7 but for some reason it never goes above 3.4 even when using 90% load it doesent kick in, this is my first time with sandy bridge so im not sure if theres a seperate option you need to turn on or off for it to work but i just thought ide post for some advice

how do you know it is clocked at 4.7? have you given it enough voltage to reach 4.7? can your psu give it enough to reach 4.7? are you on the latest bios version? what board have you got?

 

[pinki104]

i bought it preclocked and it even says in the bios its 4.7 but when my computer turns on its just 3.4, and even when it reaches high load it stays at 3.4.


Motherboard: Asus p8 p67 pro - b3 revision

 

[StonedPenguin]

Have a look in CPU-Z what its running at whilst running prime95

 

[pinki104]

Coming up as 4.7 in cpu-z but core temp still saying 3.4, maybe its just a bug with core temp not displaying this cpu correctly because it displays my i7 920 machine with its correct speed.

 

[Junk]

Core temp does not dynamically display the CPU speed. Same thing here. CPU-Z and AITool both show 4.x for me, but core temp only 3.5 on my 2600K

 

[MeatLoaf]

Core temp does not dynamically display the CPU speed. Same thing here. CPU-Z and AITool both show 4.x for me, but core temp only 3.5 on my 2600K

This, my 2500K, although being clocked at 4Ghz only shows 3.3Ghz in bootup and in coretemp and stuff. It only jumps to 4Ghz when under load.

 

[StonedPenguin]

Coming up as 4.7 in cpu-z but core temp still saying 3.4, maybe its just a bug with core temp not displaying this cpu correctly because it displays my i7 920 machine with its correct speed.

Same here fella, But it is running at the OC'd speed stated in CPUZ