Anyone know anything about CPU-Z???

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damienb

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Hi all,

My CPU is an Intel C2D E6700 2.67Ghz. Currently, in the BIOS, the FSB is at 200Mhz and the CPU multiplier is set to x10. Can anyone tell me why when I run CPU-Z, it tells me that the core speed is only 1600.1Mhz and the multiplier is x6????

Damien
 
CPU-Z is a good program. What happens when you try to start a program that takes a lot of CPU power? It probably goes up then. I've witnessed this before; it's because, when the CPU is idling, it underclocks itself to save power, but when you do something CPU-intensive, it goes up to normal speed.

Regards :)
 
I think that's called "Intel Speed-Step", which first introduced in notebook to save energy when idling. Multiplier reduced when no heavy tasks running. (That's why core2duo is using less energy compared to pentium D in the advertisements.)
 
nothing abnormal at all. new CPUs clock down to conserve power and reduce heat when not in use.
If you really want to check it, run a distributing computing program like SETI to max out CPU usage.
 
It should be 266Mhz yes your right, and it does say on CPU-Z that the FSB is 266Mhz. But in the BIOS it says its 200Mhz. Weird????
 
Update...

I tried out overclocking my CPU today. I got up to 3Ghz with ease it seemed, just by increasing the FSB to 300Mhz from 200Mhz (leaving the multiplier at x10). I started to run Prime torture tests but stopped as I haven't stuck the temp probe in the case the CPU heatsink yet. I decided not to continue without be able to monitor the CPU temp, so I went back into the BIOS and put everything back to original settings.

Since then, when I run CPU-Z, I can see that the CPU doesn't seem to be underclocking itself now. Before it wold idle around 1600Mhz with a multiplier of x6 and shoot up when needed. Now it just constantly stays at 2667Mhz with a multiplier of x10.

Anyone know why????

Damien
 
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