System and CPU-Z Show Differences!

[EdAllonby]

This one is puzzling me. Right, I've overclocked my CPU to 4GHz through BIOS. On CPU-Z it shows everything correct, 4GHz. Now, when I right click my computer and go to "Properties", it shows "Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83GHz @2.83GHz". Now, I'm pretty sure that my CPU is actually running at 4GHz, as not only does CPUZ show it, but also SuperPi shows it in performance.

Now, I'm a perfectionist, I want windows to know of my overclockyness. Is there a way to make the system know that it's 2.83GHz @ 4.00GHz?

 

[DragonQ]

AFAIK Windows always gets it wrong. Well, at least Windows Vista and Windows 7 do. Windows XP always used to get my laptop's CPU speed correct (when running at full speed or slower due to SpeedStep).

 

[95thrifles]

Windows is quoting the chips rated speed, not its actual

 

[JonJ678]

Windows fails again. If you're a perfectionist, that's just not the operating system to go with

 

[Mattus]

Windows gets my OC wrong as well. My quad is at 400x8 from the default of 266x9, but Windows doesn't recognise that the multiplier is lower, so it reports 3.60GHz instead of 3.20.

 

[EdAllonby]

Windows fails again. If you're a perfectionist, that's just not the operating system to go with

. Ok, however i do remember one time, going to 3.6GHz in the quest of 4Ghz that it did recognise. Maybe its just being fussy.