Laptop processor

[goodegg]

I have a C840 2.0ghz

bios shows 2.0ghz/1.2ghz

run system XP test, the max speed is 1.2ghz

what speed my processor really are?

 

[Sentential]

What you are seeing is probly a factor of EIST or some other throtteling. Kick Prime95 or some other high intensity program and watch CPUz. Only at 100% load will your CPU = 2ghz

 

[goodegg]

any recommendation of the intensive test running program?

 

[ecvs85]

prime95 torture test, or simply any other program that hogs your cpu. You may also set your cpu to run at 2Ghz at all times via the laptop's bios (I did this to my sis's laptop because it's plugged in to socket all the time)

 

[goodegg]

I am still wondering, I have been testing it suing all kind of program, still showing max speed is 1.2GHZ, but it is written 2.0GHZ in the Bios