Vic Mackey Posted July 4, 2009 I recently put together a computer and I don't think the processor is going as fast as it should. This is what it says in CPU-Z. I don't overclock so I'm nervous about changing any setting. The cpu I bought was supposed to be a dual core 2.8GHZ processor. If i'm reading this right it is only going at 1.6Ghz???? How do I make it go the speed it should? I am using the stock cooler FYI. Thanks for the help! Processors Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Processor 1 (ID = 0) Number of cores 2 (max 2) Number of threads 2 (max 2) Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Codename Wolfdale Specification Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 0h) CPUID 6.7.A Extended CPUID 6.17 Core Stepping R0 Technology 45 nm Core Speed 1600.2 MHz (6.0 x 266.7 MHz) Rated Bus speed 1066.8 MHz Stock frequency 2800 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 3072 KBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes FID range 6.0x - 10.5x max VID 1.250 V Features XD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARandomOWL Posted July 4, 2009 We need a sticky about this. It's to do with the power savings (C1E & EIST) reducing your processor speed whilst your PC is idle. Try running a few programs at once that will load your CPU a bit & you should see it rise to the default 2.8GHz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vic Mackey Posted July 4, 2009 We need a sticky about this. It's to do with the power savings (C1E & EIST) reducing your processor speed whilst your PC is idle. Try running a few programs at once that will load your CPU a bit & you should see it rise to the default 2.8GHz Hey thanks for the reply! Well I turned on some more programs and it kept going from 1.6 to 2.2 repeatedly. Is there any way to turn off the power savings? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewr05 Posted July 4, 2009 They're all located in your bios, just poke around a bit... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vic Mackey Posted July 4, 2009 Hey I think I found it in the BIOS options. CPU-Z now reads 2.2Ghz all the time. But that still isn't 2.8Ghz. I think it's because of the FSB being at 266 instead of 1066 right? I bought Patriot ram rated at 1066mhz. Model Brand Patriot Series Extreme Performance Model PDC24G8500ELKR2 Type 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Tech Spec Capacity 4GB (2 x 2GB) Speed DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Cas Latency 5 Timing 5-5-5-15 Voltage 2.1V Heat Spreader Yes But CPU-Z reads this: How do I change the FSB speed? 2267.8 MHz (8.5 x 266.7 MHz) Rated Bus speed 1066.8 MHz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkrow21 Posted July 4, 2009 What processor is this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krieg1337 Posted July 4, 2009 I recently put together a computer and I don't think the processor is going as fast as it should. This is what it says in CPU-Z. I don't overclock so I'm nervous about changing any setting. The cpu I bought was supposed to be a dual core 2.8GHZ processor. If i'm reading this right it is only going at 1.6Ghz???? How do I make it go the speed it should? I am using the stock cooler FYI. Thanks for the help! Processors Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Processor 1 (ID = 0) Number of cores 2 (max 2) Number of threads 2 (max 2) Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Codename Wolfdale Specification Intel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Verran Posted July 4, 2009 Hey I think I found it in the BIOS options. CPU-Z now reads 2.2Ghz all the time. But that still isn't 2.8Ghz. I think it's because of the FSB being at 266 instead of 1066 right? I bought Patriot ram rated at 1066mhz. FSB 266 is 1066. Yep, you heard that right, it's stupid, but it's true. Intel rates their FSB as "quad-pumped" because I think they couldn't come up with anything that sounded dumber, but it means that they multiply it by four. So the actual FSB setting that you set in the BIOS is 266, but they multiply it by four and call it 1066. It makes things royally confusing and as far as I can tell for no good reason, so it's just something you have to know and see past. CPU and motherboard FSBs will be rated at 4x the speed, and memory kits will be rated at 2x the speed. So your memory rated at 1066 is actually capable of running 533mhz FSB at "stock". So technically if you buy a 1066 board and 1066 chip, then the correct memory to match that would be DDR2-533. (Higher never hurt anyone of course, I'm just saying this for example.) But CPU-Z reads this: How do I change the FSB speed? 2267.8 MHz (8.5 x 266.7 MHz) Rated Bus speed 1066.8 MHz Your E7400 should run a multiplier of 10.5, not 8.5. Your FSB is 266 and that's just what it should be. So you need to figure out why the multiplier is set low. I have an E7400 too and I had a lot of trouble getting CPU-Z to read the multiplier correctly. For me though, it would just show 10 instead of 10.5. Making sure you have the newest version of CPU-Z is the quickest and easiest thing to check first. That didn't work for me though. I had to do a BIOS version update on my motherboard and that fixed the problem. It's a considerably more involved task though, so I'd do some checking before you go that route. Maybe find some other software to see if maybe the speed is actually right but CPU-Z is wrong. At POST, your screen should tell you the speed of your chip. If it's right there, I wouldn't worry too much what CPU-Z says. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkrow21 Posted July 4, 2009 @ Darkfuneral Oh dear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krieg1337 Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) @ Darkfuneral Oh dear. I wanted to make it big and bold so that you could actually see it Lol, but seriously, read through the info first next time Your regular mulitplier is 10.5 but if you want to OC, I would suggest using 10, because it is easier to calculate Edited July 4, 2009 by Darkfuneral1337 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vic Mackey Posted July 4, 2009 Hey all thanks for the help! Well my CPU-Z is version 1.51 which looks to be the newest one. Also when I boot up it says 2.2Ghz 266mhz x 8.5. So im gonna try changing it to 10.5 and see what happens. Am I going to need to change voltage?? It is set on Auto, I don't mess with that stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krieg1337 Posted July 4, 2009 Hey all thanks for the help! Well my CPU-Z is version 1.51 which looks to be the newest one. Also when I boot up it says 2.2Ghz 266mhz x 8.5. So im gonna try changing it to 10.5 and see what happens. Am I going to need to change voltage?? It is set on Auto, I don't mess with that stuff. Auto should be fine for stock, but if you OC, you never wanna use auto as it will put the voltage way to high. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
