Incorrect Mhz?

[toNka64]

For some reason my processor shows up a little faster than normal when it is at default speeds.
Should show up as 2.00Ghz but instead it shows as 2.01Ghz.
Is this a bios issue?
Mobo issue?
CPU issue?
I noticed on anandtechs reviews for the s939's on this mobo they have the same issue, See for yourself.

What can I do to fix this (if anything)?
Or is it no big deal.

 

[Sc4freak]

That happens with all CPUs and Motherboards. Don't worry about it, it is absolutely normal.

 

[Algere]

Some motherboards clock their CPU's [& related] a little higher. Seen the same thing on s754 motherboards as well.

No big deal. ;-)

 

[imported_whatever]

some mobo manufacturers do this so that their mobos have higher scores in review etc. it is essentially just OCing it a little for you.

 

[OnEMoReTrY]

Happens on almost all motherboards, mine is 2.21ghz default, don't worry about it. It's normal.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: toNka64
What can I do to fix this (if anything)?

so what you're saying is that you want a slower cpu?

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: toNka64
What can I do to fix this (if anything)?

so what you're saying is that you want a slower cpu?

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

My P4 2.0 is reported in windows as 1.99GHz.

 

[Waylay00]

my 1.5 p4 is rated at 1.4995

 

[clarkey01]

my 2000 runs at 1.67 Ghz sometimes, then others on cpu-z its at 1.66 Ghz. A 1 Mhz drop ! I cant tell from the load times.

 

[dguy6789]

My Athlon 64 2800+ runs at 1.81ghz. Dont sweat it, it is normal for your mainboard to round up or down a bit.

 

[frootbooter]

Originally posted by: clarkey01
my 2000 runs at 1.67 Ghz sometimes, then others on cpu-z its at 1.66 Ghz. A 1 Mhz drop ! I cant tell from the load times.

*10 mhz drop.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
My P4 2.0 is reported in windows as 1.99GHz.

OMGWTF you got ripped off :shocked::laugh:

Originally posted by: toNka64is it no big deal.

It's normal.

 

[BigBadBiologist]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
My P4 2.0 is reported in windows as 1.99GHz.

OMGWTF you got ripped off :shocked::laugh:

I'd demand my 10MHz back. I dare someone to call Intel and say: "My CPU is missing 10MHz!"

Although, when people buy a new stepping 3.8GHz CPU, they are actually losing about 400MHz under load which is pretty serious considering the extra price involved. :roll:

 

[SrGuapo]

Yep, my ancient P III 500 is marked at 498 Mhz...

 

[teutonicknight]

2.19 for my 2.2 here.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

My 1.4Ghz Thunderbird is clocked at 1402Mhz.

 

[clarkey01]

I ment 1666 Mhz on start up, then 1667 Mhz on CPU-Z

 

[otispunkmeyer]

yep my 3200 on a asus K8N-E Deluxe reports as 2222Mhz.....the auto setting has the ram at 202mhz, just a quirk

 

[otispunkmeyer]

i have a trump card again too....my p3 650 is actually 652.3Mhz im gettin one over on intel here 2.3MHz man this thing flies

 

[AkumaX]

my mobile barton is rated at 1.8ghz, but it always shows up at 2.4ghz!??!? i want it back to normal

 

[toNka64]

Well, call me anal but I'd rather it was a flat MHz.
I dont like my mobo giving me a "little OC" without my permision.
If I want to OC I will do it.
Makes me think about how I had all kinds of stability issues with my mobo...
Then I read to put the AGP freq. to 67.
So I did it and have had no issues with stability since.
All in all, in the end it works.
But it just feels like shady business to me.
Like cheap production.
Low quality.

But hey, that's just me.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
my mobile barton is rated at 1.8ghz, but it always shows up at 2.4ghz!??!? i want it back to normal

 

[Loki726]

clock generators arn't perfect, and neither are measurements of clock frequency.

Also, only a certain percent deviation is significant (you would care if your pentium 100mhz was running at 90mhz but not if your pentium 4 3000 mhz was running at 2990 mhz). Why would anyone waste effort on making a more accurate clock speed if it really didn't matter. As long is isn't off by a significant amount, don't worry about it.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: toNka64
Well, call me anal but I'd rather it was a flat MHz. I dont like my mobo giving me a "little OC" without my permision. If I want to OC I will do it. Makes me think about how I had all kinds of stability issues with my mobo... But hey, that's just me.

Blame the poor quality of mobo reviews on hardware review sites - the ones that actually benchmark motherboards as a performance factor. If they are running the same chipset, with the same CPU, at nearly the same RAM timings, then the scores should be the same.

Yet, for some reason, some sites make a big deal out of a 1% performance difference in benchmarked speeds between similar mobos. So, because of that, mobo makers started to "default overclock" their mobos by 1-2Mhz, on purpose, so that they could come out ahead on those sorts of benchmarks.

When in fact, they should have been severely penalized for not being able to run in spec, because in some cases it can impact stability and compatibility, if you have some other lower-quality/poorly-specced parts in that box that don't like the minor increase in bus speed.