where is my extra .5ghz in my overclocked CPU

[mrsim]

hey guys noob here and just looking for a little explanation help....i recently purchased this device from overclockers

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tita...-i7-6700k-4.5ghz-gtx-980ti-6gb-fs-111-og.html

as you can see it clearly states that the CPU is overclocked to 4.5ghz...yet everywhere i check in the p.c. and with benchmark apps it shows the CPU as clocked only to 4.0ghz...will the extra .5ghz only kick in when i stress out the system or is this something i have to initialize myself somehow as i expected this to be already overclocked and showing 4.5ghz....?

also can anyone tell me why whenever i play tom clancy's the division...i cannot boot back into my p.c. without first having to shut the p.c. off...it refuses to exit the game after idecide to stop playing

 

[stulid]

Download CPU-Z, look at the first tab while running a benchmark and look at the core speed, if it shoots upto 4.5Ghz under load then your all good.

You may even find the CPU at idle reduces back to under 1Ghz to save power+heat.

 

[Gze]

Yes, probably reduces the clock speed when no need for it.

 

[mrsim]

thanks guys ran CPU-Z,and it seems to show 4.5 i think...just seems odd that it goes not show this in the computer settings itself under 'processors' in device manager they all show as 4ghz...is this supposed to be normal...?

 

[WYNIR0]

thanks guys ran CPU-Z,and it seems to show 4.5 i think...just seems odd that it goes not show this in the computer settings itself under 'processors' in device manager they all show as 4ghz...is this supposed to be normal...?

Windows doesn't report OC'd cpus well.

 

[Hutchy]

Pretty sure it shows the CPUs default clock speed in where you are referring too not it's actual current clock speed.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Windows and a few other programs can report the stock clock, if CPU-Z says 4.5 under load then you're all good.

 

[eddiew]

Pretty sure it shows the CPUs default clock speed in where you are referring too not it's actual current clock speed.

This. Every system I've ever overclocked, the CPU has clearly told Windows "I'm a <model> and I run at <this speed>" and that's what gets shown.

Windows itself has never identified the actual frequency, even though any monitoring program picks it up just fine.

 

[ED209]

you can get windows to display the OC speed but you have to disable the power saving stuff in the bios for this to display.

my I7 950 @ 4.2ghz shows but with all power saving disabled.

at the moment I got it at 3.6ghz but shows as default 3.07ghz in windows as all I did was increase the bclk to get this speed

 

[mrsim]

wow thanks for all the replies guys...glad to know it is just me and not the system...and so far the system is pretty cool...except for when i play the division and it decides it does not want to exit the game after pressing exit...i have to turn the thing off completely and then boot up again..it also seems to have issues with my HDMI connection after playing this game as well i have to pull that out too and then reconnect it for the LG 43' TV i am using as a monitor,(cannot afford a real monitor ATM and also need this to game on my xbox 1,in some cases i have to swap the HDMI cables around betweenthe xbox andthe p.c. in order to get the p.c. to recognise the TV or vice versa...not sure who is the culprit