windows and bios

[stovex]

Hi,

I have overclocked my processor to 3ghz and in my bios is show 3ghz, cpu-z show 3ghz to, but windows show me only 2,80ghz is this normal?

Thank you for yours helps guys!

 

[stovex]

up please just to make sure is normal or not if not normal just tlel me how to solve this thank!

 

[linkin]

Windows can be wrong with CPU speeds. as long as your BIOS and CPU-Z show 3ghz, you can be certain that it's running overclocked. try running 3dmark06, it should list your cpu and the default frequency, and then the overclocked frequency.

 

[fade2green514]

yep. i agree. windows may be showing that due to cool n quiet or something.

 

[2048Megabytes]

I think Windows is written to display the processors stock speed. It doesn't display the true clockspeed of a processor unless the processor is running at stock speed.

If the information you are getting states it is overclocked in the BIOS and in CPU-Z than the processor is overclocked in my opinion.

 

[The Chad]

I think Windows is written to display the processors stock speed. It doesn't display the true clockspeed of a processor unless the processor is running at stock speed

just checked and mine shows both:

And yeah I agree, if CPU-Z shows you a higher clockspeed then what it is at stock (assuming 2.8?), then it should be overclocked

 

[roridude]

Yeah I had a similar issue. My bios says 3.1Ghz with a multiplier of 7, yet on CPU-Z it says 2.6 with a multiplier of 6. Very odd indeed. Will try out 3dmark06 and let you know how what it says.

 

[stovex]

my processor is a Q8200 stock speed 2,33ghz and I have overclocked to 2,8ghz then after decide to overclock to 3ghz