E6420 overclocking

[Eomer of Aldburg]

On the bios on my Motherboard I'm running my E6420 with a CPU multiplier of 8 and a FSB of 400mhz 8.0 x 400 = 3.2ghz CPU speed. Problem is when I run CPU-Z it says my multiplier is 6.0X. What gives?

 

[JustaGeek]

Disable "C1E enhanced halt state" and "Enhanced Intel Speedstep Tech." in BIOS.

These features lower the multiplier as a measure to reduce the power consumption.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Or if your system is stable you can leave it as is. Your CPU will ramp up to 3.2ghz while under load, then throttle to 2.4ghz when the CPU is idle.

 

[Eomer of Aldburg]

Perfect! Thanks JustaGeek